Portrait des exploitations horticoles en circuits courts au Saguenay−Lac-Saint-Jean

Abstract

Local food systems are seen as an applicable alternative to the dominant agro-industrial model and its negative externalities. Understanding the regional production sector can help to structure the local market and secure its development. This study is part of this process. Its purpose is to prepare a status report about the horticultural sector that operates in short circuits in the Saguenay– Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec, Canada. We conducted a questionnaire on 95 producers of the region. The quantitative data obtained allow us to identify the challenges that local agriculture is facing. These data can also support other work on the development of the local food sovereignty.