Gibson Matthew, Mason-D'Croz Daniel, Norberg Anna, Conti Costanza, Boa Alvarado Maria, Herrero Mario
Department of Global Development, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA.
Agricultural Economics and Rural Policy Group, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, the Netherlands.
Nat Food. 2025 Jan;6(1):19-24. doi: 10.1038/s43016-024-01108-5. Epub 2025 Jan 3.
Food systems require urgent transformation towards social and ecological sustainability. Degrowth posits a radical pathway of transformation to reduce ecological impacts while increasing well-being and reducing inequality. Here we highlight that degrowth and food systems-albeit both linked to transformation-are not well integrated. We conduct a conceptual exploration of the potential alignment between key food systems and degrowth transformation measures, arguing for complementary and reciprocal perspectives to theorize and enact transformation. Finally, we offer concrete practical actions to integrate degrowth and food systems, thereby widening the narrative and analytical lens of social-ecological transformation.
粮食系统需要朝着社会和生态可持续性方向进行紧急转型。去增长理论提出了一条激进的转型途径,以减少生态影响,同时增进福祉并减少不平等。在此我们强调,尽管去增长和粮食系统都与转型相关,但它们并未得到很好的整合。我们对关键粮食系统与去增长转型措施之间的潜在契合点进行了概念性探索,主张采用互补和相互的视角来对转型进行理论化并付诸实践。最后,我们提供了将去增长与粮食系统整合的具体实际行动,从而拓宽社会生态转型的叙述和分析视角。