The paradox of the paradoxes: even in short food chains and increased demands, some people are struggling because of the disruption and increased costs:
Today, during this strange period, his sales have risen by two hundred percent. Nice is not it? However, I still see farmer Matthias with his hands in her hair every week during the corona ‘high days’. A doubling of the sales figures is not as simple with farmers as ‘one plus one is two’. There is much more to it. Let us burp with Matthias. He literally does everything from A to Z. From administration, packaging, HR, sales, logistics, harvesting to sowing. He uses the structure of a large company, but compressed in a craft profession. If you are so small and have to take so much hay on your fork, you cannot just switch twice as fast. What does the two hundred percent turnover mean if you can barely cover your costs?
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The ‘short chain’ model can therefore play a crucial role in the transition to a different food system. Only these pioneer farmers need support in their growth. Governments, research institutions, citizens, companies, … All can think along with Matthias and thus help him to provide us with tasty, healthy, local food in a sustainable way for him, our society, our nature and our money. Not only during this crisis, but also in the post-corona period. Start by looking up your local seasonal farmer (s), maybe help us out. Appreciate their professional pride and passion. After all, they practice one of the oldest professions in the world, co-create our nature and our landscape, stimulate tourism and the catering industry through the typical regional products and determine the identity of a region.
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