Covid-19 y circuitos cortos de comercialización de alimentos en Argentina: El papel de los actores sociales

Abstract

Covid-19 and short food supply circuits in Argentina: The role of social actors The aim of this article is to analyze how the actors participating in short food supply circuits reconstructed their practices in the context of the pandemic in Argentina. Based on the analysis of experiences in different geographical areas, heterogeneous processes were identified. This diversity is related to agroecological characteristics, population density, and the level of resources of producers and consumers, among other factors. The pandemic has increased the sales based on geographical proximity in several of the cases analyzed; in others, particularly those linked to tourism, it led to the search of alternatives based on new networks and/or the strengthening of previous ones, using virtual connections that were enhanced in the situation studied. This reconfiguration is associated to a redefinition of the actors involved in short food supply circuits, especially the strengthening of hybrid intermediaries.