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dc.contributor.authorKuhmonen, Irene
dc.contributor.authorKuhmonen, Tuomas
dc.date.accessioned2023-02-02T13:26:51Z
dc.date.available2023-02-02T13:26:51Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.identifier.citationKuhmonen, I., & Kuhmonen, T. (2023). Transitions through the dynamics of adaptive cycles : Evolution of the Finnish agrifood system. <i>Agricultural Systems</i>, <i>206</i>, Article 103604. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agsy.2023.103604" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agsy.2023.103604</a>
dc.identifier.otherCONVID_176434879
dc.identifier.urihttps://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/85327
dc.description.abstractCONTEXT The escalating sustainability problems of the current agrifood regime call for a radical, systemic transformation. Such a transformation implies a move into a new stability domain, defined by a new set of systemic attractors. These transformations can be conceptualised as regime shifts. OBJECTIVE In this study, we explored the history of the Finnish agrifood system in order to learn from the past transformations of the system and to inform the current attempts to steer its development in a more sustainable direction. METHODS We conducted a qualitative analysis on literature discussing the history of the Finnish agrifood system by utilising the concept of the adaptive cycle, which captures the cyclicity of the evolution of social-ecological systems. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS We identified six regimes from the 14th century onwards: Expansion (1334–1721), Progressive (1722–1868), Cattle (1869–1918), Premodern (1919–1944), Modernisation (1945–1994) and Globalisation (1995–). During each regime, the evolution of the system organised around specific attractors which initially opened up new possibilities for the actors, but over time, the very same attractors became the main source of vulnerability in the system. Along with the system's maturation, path-dependency created rigidity, escalating sustainability problems and decreasing room for manoeuvre for the system's actors, concomitantly decreasing the system's resilience. When an external shock related to climatic conditions, economic turbulence or wars coincided with such a rigidity, the system collapsed, the consequences of which span from food shortages to large-scale, deadly famines. The collapse of the old regime opened up the window of opportunity for a regime shift. The most profound regime shifts were related to changes in the system's metabolism and trade orientation. SIGNIFICANCE While the conservation phase of the adaptive cycle increases systemic vulnerabilities, it also offers an opportunity for systemic transformation. Allowing the adaptive cycle to play out on smaller scales—such as at the level of farm systems—helps to avoid collapse on the scale of the whole food system. The current agrifood regime in Finland indicates strong path-dependency and rigidity, manifesting a conservation phase, to be followed by release and reorganisation. This observation calls, first, for considering the resilience of the current system to anticipate a crisis and, second, for outlining alternative visions for the sustainable future of the agrifood system.en
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dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherElsevier BV
dc.relation.ispartofseriesAgricultural Systems
dc.rightsCC BY 4.0
dc.subject.othersosio-ekologinen systeemi
dc.subject.otheradaptive cycle
dc.subject.otheragrifood system
dc.subject.otherresilience
dc.subject.othersocial-ecological system
dc.subject.othersocietal transformation
dc.subject.othersustainability transition
dc.titleTransitions through the dynamics of adaptive cycles : Evolution of the Finnish agrifood system
dc.typearticle
dc.identifier.urnURN:NBN:fi:jyu-202302021609
dc.contributor.laitosKauppakorkeakoulufi
dc.contributor.laitosSchool of Business and Economicsen
dc.contributor.oppiaineResurssiviisausyhteisöfi
dc.contributor.oppiaineSustainable Businessfi
dc.contributor.oppiaineKestävä liiketoiminta ja talous (painoala)fi
dc.contributor.oppiaineYritysten ympäristöjohtaminenfi
dc.contributor.oppiaineSchool of Resource Wisdomen
dc.contributor.oppiaineSustainable Businessen
dc.contributor.oppiaineSustainable Business and Economy (focus area)en
dc.contributor.oppiaineCorporate Environmental Managementen
dc.type.urihttp://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle
dc.type.coarhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_2df8fbb1
dc.description.reviewstatuspeerReviewed
dc.relation.issn0308-521X
dc.relation.volume206
dc.type.versionpublishedVersion
dc.rights.copyright© 2023 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
dc.rights.accesslevelopenAccessfi
dc.relation.grantnumberVN/6859/2020
dc.subject.ysoresilienssi
dc.subject.ysovihreä siirtymä
dc.subject.ysomaatalous
dc.subject.ysoruokajärjestelmät
dc.subject.ysosysteemiajattelu
dc.subject.ysosopeutuminen
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jyx.subject.urihttp://www.yso.fi/onto/yso/p25253
jyx.subject.urihttp://www.yso.fi/onto/yso/p39666
jyx.subject.urihttp://www.yso.fi/onto/yso/p4503
jyx.subject.urihttp://www.yso.fi/onto/yso/p37958
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jyx.subject.urihttp://www.yso.fi/onto/yso/p6137
dc.rights.urlhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.relation.doi10.1016/j.agsy.2023.103604
dc.relation.funderMinistry of Agriculture and Forestryen
dc.relation.funderMaa- ja metsätalousministeriöfi
jyx.fundingprogramOthersen
jyx.fundingprogramMuutfi
jyx.fundinginformationThis work was finalised with funding provided by Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (Finland), grant number VN/6859/2020, for the project RUOKAVARMA - Vulnerability of the Finnish food system: interdependency as a challenge for resilience. We wish to thank the two anonymous reviewers for their critical yet encouraging comments that were of utmost importance for the development of the manuscript.
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