The local as a site of food security resilience in the times of pandemic: opportunities, challenges and ways forward.

COVID-19大流行对英国的食品系统产生了重大影响，中断可能会持续下去。有新的证据表明，当地食品部门（当地食品生产商及其供应链）可以为英国食品系统的恢复力做出重大贡献。然而，为了更好地了解该行业在疫情期间和之后对粮食安全的影响，并帮助最大限度地发挥其贡献，需要可靠的数据。通过与当地粮食行业的主要企业和组织密切合作，这个五阶段项目将使用调查，访谈，公民科学和回溯来提供及时的证据。各部门的稳健性，反映大流行病的影响和应对措施（交付品1）; 2.适应性，收集当地生产者、短链和中间行为者关于适应的信息（交付品2和3）; 3.该项目将收集和反馈可靠的数据，并为全部门协作和长期规划提供结构化空间。它将使地方和国家层面的企业和政策参与者能够最大限度地提高当地粮食系统对英国粮食安全的贡献，并确保其可持续性和弹性。该项目得到了该部门主要企业和组织以及政策制定者的大力支持，支持信就是证明。因此，它极有可能确保高参与率并产生重大影响。

The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted on the UK's food systems, and disruptions are likely to continue. There is emerging evidence that the local food sector (local food producers and their supply chains) can significantly contribute to the resilience of the UK's food system at this time. However, robust data is needed to better understand the impact this sector can make on food security during and after the pandemic, and to help maximise its contribution.By working closely with key businesses and organisations in the local food sector, this 5-stage project will use surveys, interviews, citizen science, and backcasting to provide timely evidence on 1. the sectors' robustness, capturing the impact of and response to the pandemic (deliverable 1); 2. its adaptability, gathering information on adaptation by local producers, short chains and intermediate actors (deliverables 2 & 3); 3. its route to transformation in the post-pandemic context, assessing longer-term changes at supply chain and policy levels (deliverables 4 & 5).The project will collect and feed back robust data, and by providing structured space for sector-wide collaboration and long-term planning. It will enable the business and policy actors on local and national levels to maximise the local food system's contribution to UK's food security, and to ensure its sustainability and resilience. This project has significant buy-in from key businesses and organisations in this sector, as well as policymakers, as evidenced by letters of support. It is, therefore, highly likely to ensure high participation rates and deliver significant impact.