Sustainability, Resilience and Governance in Agri-Food Systems

This book brings together empirically grounded research on how agricultural and food systems respond to environmental, economic, and policy pressures. Focusing on Portugal as a high-resolution empirical setting, the volume examines supply-side farm dynamics, climate risk and land-use change, and demand-side transformations in organic food markets. Across chapters, contributors apply econometric modelling, efficiency analysis, and interpretable machine learning to analyse resilience, productivity, and adaptation under conditions of uncertainty. The book advances scholarship in agricultural economics, environmental economics, and food systems research by systematically linking measurable sustainability and resilience outcomes to governance mechanisms and market behaviour. It highlights trade-offs between efficiency and long-term resilience, the role of policy instruments such as subsidies and certification schemes, and the importance of consumer behaviour in shaping sustainable transitions. Designed for researchers, advanced students, and policy practitioners, the volume offers rigorous empirical evidence alongside policy-relevant insights for agri-food system governance, climate adaptation, and sustainable consumption.