Steffanie Scott is an associate professor in the Department of Geography and Environmental Management, Faculty of Environment, University of Waterloo, Canada.Zhenzhong Si is a postdoctoral fellow at the Balsillie School of International Affairs, Waterloo, Canada.Theresa Schumilas is a postdoctoral fellow and research associate, Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada.Aijuan Chen is a policy analyst at Agriculture and Agri-Food, Canada.

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• 1. Introduction 2. Transformations in China’s Food System 3. Top-down Initiatives: State Support for Ecological and Organic Agriculture in China 4. The Farmers’ Cooperative Model in China’s Ecological Agriculture Sector 5. Bottom-up initiatives: The Emergence of ‘Alternative’ Food Networks 6. Economic, Ecological and Interpersonal Dimensions of Alternative Food Networks 7. Farmers' Markets as Contested Spaces: Case Study of the Beijing Organic Farmers’ Market 8. Promising Community Organizing in China’s AFNs 9. Rural Development Initiatives amid Food Safety Crisis: Strategies, Challenges and Opportunities in the "New Rural Reconstruction Movement" in China 10. Conclusion

Steffanie Scott is an associate professor in the Department of Geography and Environmental Management, Faculty of Environment, University of Waterloo, Canada.Zhenzhong Si is a postdoctoral fellow at the Balsillie School of International Affairs, Waterloo, Canada.Theresa Schumilas is a postdoctoral fellow and research associate, Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada.Aijuan Chen is a policy analyst at Agriculture and Agri-Food, Canada.

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• 1. Introduction 2. Transformations in China’s Food System 3. Top-down Initiatives: State Support for Ecological and Organic Agriculture in China 4. The Farmers’ Cooperative Model in China’s Ecological Agriculture Sector 5. Bottom-up initiatives: The Emergence of ‘Alternative’ Food Networks 6. Economic, Ecological and Interpersonal Dimensions of Alternative Food Networks 7. Farmers' Markets as Contested Spaces: Case Study of the Beijing Organic Farmers’ Market 8. Promising Community Organizing in China’s AFNs 9. Rural Development Initiatives amid Food Safety Crisis: Strategies, Challenges and Opportunities in the "New Rural Reconstruction Movement" in China 10. Conclusion

Steffanie Scott is an associate professor in the Department of Geography and Environmental Management, Faculty of Environment, University of Waterloo, Canada.Zhenzhong Si is a postdoctoral fellow at the Balsillie School of International Affairs, Waterloo, Canada.Theresa Schumilas is a postdoctoral fellow and research associate, Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada.Aijuan Chen is a policy analyst at Agriculture and Agri-Food, Canada.

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• 1. Introduction 2. Transformations in China’s Food System 3. Top-down Initiatives: State Support for Ecological and Organic Agriculture in China 4. The Farmers’ Cooperative Model in China’s Ecological Agriculture Sector 5. Bottom-up initiatives: The Emergence of ‘Alternative’ Food Networks 6. Economic, Ecological and Interpersonal Dimensions of Alternative Food Networks 7. Farmers' Markets as Contested Spaces: Case Study of the Beijing Organic Farmers’ Market 8. Promising Community Organizing in China’s AFNs 9. Rural Development Initiatives amid Food Safety Crisis: Strategies, Challenges and Opportunities in the "New Rural Reconstruction Movement" in China 10. Conclusion