Net zero transitioning: redefining assumptions behind access to low-carbon food in resource-constrained communities

This project explores how local alternative food networks such as farmers markets, can help people facing food insecurity while also promoting a  fair transition to net zero. Partnering with the Planet Card initiative, which subsidises organic food to 120 food-insecure households in Cardiff, the project will assess the impact on diet, wellbeing, and the community. The project will examine changes in wellbeing, identify barriers to engaging with sustainable food systems and develop guidelines for similar initiatives in the future.

Project lead: Helena Knight (Cardiff University Business School)

Project co-lead: Caroline Verfuerth (Cardiff University Business School and CAST)

Project collaborators: Hannah Gibbs (Bridging the Gap & Sustain: the alliance for better food and farming), Pearl Costello (Sustainable Food Places Cardiff & Food Sense Wales), Carol Adams (Cardiff Farmers Market), Jingli Wang (Cardiff University Business School),  Alexander Jones (Cardiff University Business School), Mark Wilson (University of Bath and CAST)