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NGO (non-governmental organisation) is a loose term prototypically describing non-profit organisations that seek to influence public policy or discourse but are not part of a government. NGO is also sometimes used to include industry trade organisations and other private sector lobbying groups.

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Journal articles

Alternative food networks in the European Union

This article explores alternative food networks in the EU and focuses on an emerging development of organisations shifting focus from the agri-food conditions in the Global South towards the Global North. The authors use several case studies to explore if these AFNs present a unique organisational model or if they lack significant differentiation from their Global South predecessors.