Decentralised Food Systems: Are local supply chains the future of food security?

We think food gets expensive on the farm. It doesn't. 70-75% of what you pay for food is added AFTER it leaves the farm - processing, transport, storage, retail (SOFI 2026). Yet 66.6% of Africans can't afford a healthy diet. This paper argues the problem is the "Mssing Middle" - lack of cold chains, storage and local hubs built on relational resilience. Evidence shows solar-powered local hubs can cut losses by 55% and transport emissions by 90%. Written from practitioner perspective as a food processor in Northern Nigeria.

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Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Published
2026-10-30
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23801395
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Food Supply Chain Traceability
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Decentralised Food Systems: Are local supply chains the future of food security?

Evelyn Miria Sani
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Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Food Supply Chain Traceability
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Decentralised Food Systems: Are local supply chains the future of food security?

Evelyn Miria Sani
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Abstract

We think food gets expensive on the farm. It doesn't. 70-75% of what you pay for food is added AFTER it leaves the farm - processing, transport, storage, retail (SOFI 2026). Yet 66.6% of Africans can't afford a healthy diet. This paper argues the problem is the "Mssing Middle" - lack of cold chains, storage and local hubs built on relational resilience. Evidence shows solar-powered local hubs can cut losses by 55% and transport emissions by 90%. Written from practitioner perspective as a food processor in Northern Nigeria.

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Zero hunger, No poverty, Industry, innovation and infrastructure, Responsible consumption and production, Climate action
Food Supply Chain Traceability
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Decentralised Food Systems: Are local supply chains the future of food security? — Evelyn Miria Sani · Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) (2026) | TGRS Research Map | TGRS