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

新冠肺炎疫情对英国的食品体系造成了重大影响，食品供应中断很可能会持续下去。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)目前可以对英国食品体系的弹性做出重大贡献。然而，需要强有力的数据，以更好地了解这一部门在大流行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。通过与当地食品部门的关键企业和组织密切合作，这个5阶段项目将利用调查、访谈、公民科学和回溯提供及时的证据：1.部门的稳健性，捕捉大流行的影响和应对措施(交付1)；2.其适应性，收集关于当地生产者、短链和中间行为者适应的信息(交付2和3)；3.大流行病后的转型之路，评估供应链和政策层面的较长期变化(可交付成果4和5)。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商业和政策参与者能够最大限度地发挥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。该项目得到了该行业关键企业和组织以及政策制定者的大力支持，支持函证明了这一点。因此，很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.