The importance of local food – and thus its sale in the local environment – is not only linked to various strategic, developmental, and academic discourses concerning sustainability, environmental issues, food self-sufficiency, and food security, but also has implications for health, support for the local economy, and various social elements. This master's thesis thus reveals the importance and role of the sale of local agricultural products in the Lower Savinja Valley. In the introduction, the author draws on some theoretical insights into the understanding and definition of local food and local food systems, which she attempts to contextualise and supplement with the insights and perceptions of her interlocutors. The master's thesis serves as an attempt at a topographical inventory of the current state of local supply and reveals the diverse ways in which local food is intertwined with the way of life of the interviewees – both suppliers and consumers – and the challenges, beliefs, ideas, and initiatives they encounter when reaching for local products. Furthermore, with insights from the anthropology of the future and development, it also highlights insights and initiatives that focus primarily on the question of the future and the development of the local food chain, thereby giving meaning to its inclusion in development segments.
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