Agrarian transformative changes of agriculture and food systems: A review

Abstract

Agricultural and food systems are undergoing transformations because of increasing commitment in international trade apace with economic growth, dietary change and urbanisation. The importance of food systems for sustainable development: they are interrelated with food security, nutrition, and human health, the viability of ecosystems, climate change, and social justice. Food systems approaches are often undergoes several transformation processes, with particular strengths in linking social, economic and environmental dimensions of food in innumerable ways. Globally, agricultural and food systems need to transform and modify their approach and bring the desired change with new ways to integrate natural capital into social and economic systems. This transformed approach has the potential to secure food and ecological security to all, and to improve unconditional health in the society. It has four parts: first, food systems should enable all people to benefit from nutritious and healthy food. Second, they should reflect sustainable agricultural production and food value chains. Third, they should mitigate climate change and build resilience. Fourth, they should encourage a renaissance of rural territories. Therefore, the new ICT technologies and services help food operators deliver greater efficiency in resource use. In this review paper, we collected the literature majorly focus on the concepts of food systems, agrarian change, political economy, sustainable development and rural livelihood. It emphasizes the challenge of intriguing different paths for food systems transformation in agricultural sectors responding to local and national expectations within the context of global priorities.