A system-wide transformation of dominant intensive farming and food systems is strongly needed to address their high sanitary, environmental, and social costs. Here we argue that simultaneously addressing lock-ins across the entire food system is essential to enable such a transformation. We challenge the dominant narratives that pit producers against consumers or top-down policymaking against bottom-up, community-led approaches, while overlooking the micro- and macro-level pressures they all face. We identify the major lock-ins hindering the agroecological transition across the food systems of advanced economies, and propose a roadmap for facilitating a true, transformative transition.
DELANDMETER Mathieu;
BINDELLE Jerome;
DE SCHUTTER Olivier;
VAN DER VELDE Marijn;
BARET Philippe;
DUMONT B.;
2026-09-29
ELSEVIER B.V.
JRC148412
2211-9124 (online),
https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC148412,
10.1016/j.gfs.2026.100943 (online),
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