A new role for food security in regional economic sustainability? A critical analysis of policy implementation of the Swedish Food Strategy and planning for food preparedness in the Uppsala region

This paper offers a critical analysis of the Swedish Food Strategy andplanning for food preparedness at the regional level, by analysingprospects and barriers of regional food security, and the tensionsbetween policy and planning for food security and the local realitiesof farmers, local authorities, and rural actors who, at the micro level,deal with the challenges of sustainable agriculture and food pro-duction. The paper analyses interviews, seminars, visits to farms andpolicies for the implementation of the Food Strategy for Sweden.The conceptual framing for the paper draws from food regimeanalysis and sustainability transition literature