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. 2020 Nov 5;10:19145. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-76284-y

Table 1.

Food system case studies in Kenya and Bolivia.

Location Food system type17 Abbreviation Characteristics
Bolivia (Santa Cruz Department) Agro-industrial food system B1 Soybean-based food system producing, storing, processing and distributing food and feed products in national and international markets
Domestic–indigenous food system B2 Diversified food system of the Guaraní people including maize, cassava, peanuts, fruits, peppers, beans and others. Most food produced is processed, stored and consumed within local households; surplus is locally sold or bartered
Agroecological food system B3 The “Agroecological Platform” is a local network of producers, processors and consumers under a jointly managed label for ecologically and locally produced food in and around the city of Santa Cruz de la Sierra
Kenya (Laikipia, Nyeri and Meru Counties) Agro-industrial food system K1 Horticultural companies produce vegetables for export, sometimes in outgrower schemes. Fresh produce is air-transported in refrigerated value chains to Europe
Regional food system K2 Food grains, milk and meat are produced and partly processed in Meru and Laikipia Counties, and retailed and consumed all over the country, e.g. in Nairobi, Rift Valley, Central and South East Kenya
Local food system K3 Characterized by short value chains of maize, potatoes, fruits and vegetables produced, sold and consumed in and around the local trading centres and townships notably of Nanyuki, Naromoru and Timau