Food localism and resistance
A revival of agriculture and cross‐border relations in Hong Kong
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12582001 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Y W Chan (0000-0001-8689-9536, Asian and International Studies City University of Hong Kong Tat Chee Avenue Kowloon Hong Kong, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 57 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 313-325 |
| Publication date | 2016-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Asia Pacific Viewpoint (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1360-7456 • E-ISSN: 1467-8373 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/apv.12130 |
| OpenAlex | W2563660578 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 12 |
| References cited | 21 |
Hong Kong, a part of China, yet separated from it by a borderline and a different social system, relies mostly on China for its fresh food. With a high incidence of food contamination, many Hong Kong people have turned to a new food alternative – locally grown organic vegetables. The number of organic growers has risen significantly over the past decade. This paper examines the emergence of local organic food production in Hong Kong since the turn of the century. Not only is this revival of an interest in agricultural production (manifested in the increase in organic farms and organic food consumers that is related to the global movement of eco‐agriculture), it is also intertwined with a public discourse relating to land preservation, the balance between an agricultural economy and urban development and food localism. Continuous food news revealing the scale of substandard and poisonous food produced in China have escalated the scare surrounding unsafe food and has helped turn consumers to local produce and to build the discourses on food localism. The paper argues that such a local food consciousness has been fed by the local politics of resistance against negative influences from China in the evolving cross‐border relations between China and Hong Kong
Agriculture · China · Economic growth · Economics · Economy · Food processing · Food security · Food systems · Geography · Localism · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Resistance (ecology · Sociology · Law · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy · Organic Food and Agriculture
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Foodways, social sustainability and the multiscalar foodscape in Asia
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Relational proximity
Cosmopolitan locavorism
Border as assemblages
Bringing the Vegetables Back In
Food Justice
The global food economy
Hong Kong's History
Food Activism
Food, Memories, and Identities in Hong Kong
Food Politics
Food Activism
The practice and politics of food system localization
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Supplying vegetables to Asian cities
Food Consumption in Global Perspective
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| Unique citing works | 12 |
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| Citations per year | 1,71 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2025 (7) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 12 |