Configuration of Alternative Food Networks in western Mexico ; Configuración de las Redes Alimentarias Alternativas en el Occidente de México ; Configuração de redes de alimentação alternativa no oeste do México

Introduction. The appearance and spread of COVID-19 have added to previous crises, revealing latent risks related to food. The Alternative Food Networks formed by groups oriented to the production, distribution, and consumption of food, have represented a possibility of access to healthy, ecologically sustainable food and with more socially just practices. The growth of these networks has been exponential in recent decades and the health emergency has led them to reconfigure rapidly; a process that will be addressed, in this article, for Western Mexico. Method. With a quantitative and qualitative approach, 96 experiences distributed in four states of the country are explored: Colima, Jalisco, Michoacán, and Nayarit. Results. It starts with the categorization of the networks and their analysis, answering two main questions: what are the organizational guidelines of these groups in Western Mexico? How were these guidelines reconfigured during the health emergency? Conclusions. A series of mechanisms that had been operating prior to the pandemic have favored the spatial and temporal redefinition of the organizations that integrate Alternative Food Networks, based on common principles of food sovereignty, agroecology, and solidarity economy. ; Introducción. La aparición y pronta propagación de la COVID-19 se ha sumado a crisis anteriores poniendo de manifiesto riesgos latentes, entre ellos los relacionados con la alimentación. Las Redes Alimentarias Alternativas formadas por grupos orientados a la producción, distribución y consumo de alimentos, han representado una posibilidad de acceso a alimentos sanos, ecológicamente sustentables y con prácticas socialmente más justas. El crecimiento de estas redes ha sido exponencial en las últimas décadas, y la situación de emergencia las ha llevado a reconfigurarse con rapidez. En este sentido, se aborda la manera en que se han reconfigurado estas redes en el Occidente de México. Metodología: Con enfoque cuantitativo y cualitativo, se exploran 96 experiencias distribuidas en ...