Scenario and perspectives of Brazilian food system in face of Covid-19 pandemic

• Autor(a) principal: Pacheco da Costa Proença, Rossana
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Outros Autores: Vieira dos Santos Kraemer, Mariana, Mello Rodrigues, Vanessa, Costa Proença, Lúcio, Guimarães Moraes Camargo, Rafaella, Martins Alvarés Domene , Semíramis
• Tipo de documento: preprint
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: SciELO Preprints
• Texto Completo: https://preprints.scielo.org/index.php/scielo/preprint/view/1731
• topic: SARS-CoV-2; Segurança alimentar; Resiliência ambiental; Consumo alimentar; Economia regenerativa; Cadeias agroalimentares curtas; SARS-CoV-2; Food security; Environmental resilience; Food consumption; Regenerative economics; Short food supply chains

A food system can be defined as the entire range of processes and resources involved from the production of food through its consumption, including disposal of waste. The objective of this perspective paper is to discuss some of the impacts of Covid-19 on the hegemonic Brazilian food system. Based on a description of the pre-pandemic scenario, the article discusses the hegemonic food system in Brazil and its known effects on quality of life and environment, as well as the consequences that led to the current condition of fragility, with a great risk of crises, such as the one we now face. Briefly, the article also reflects on possible transformative changes resulting from the sanitary crises. Finally, possible ways of leading to a fairer, truly regenerative, local based and inclusive food system, are discussed. It is evident that just promoting healthy food systems is not enough, it is necessary to divest in degenerative systems, structured to increase earnings and the balance trade.  These demands reconfiguring and redirecting public policies and investments related to land use, expanding spaces and giving priority to financial, political and social resources to nourish food systems that result in more systemic benefits.