Abstract
Due to the modernization of agriculture and food production, the globalization of market exchanges and the growth of modern distribution, contemporary agri-food supply chains have undergone a strong process of de-territorialization. This led to a disconnection between the places of production and those of consumption. In the Alpine region, these trends have resulted in downsizing or disappearance of some agro-food supply chains, loss of biodiversity and productive know-how, and difficulties in safeguarding productive landscapes. In countertendency with respect to these prevailing conditions, many local communities in the Alps and elsewhere are experimenting with territorial development models based on the commercial valorization of agri-food products fully produced and processed locally. For strengthening these movements, we have developed in the ARPAF project "100% Local" a model that favors a collective envisioning of the future by relevant stakeholders and ensures that governance interventions are designed to accommodate structural future changes. And in particular for discussing challenges on climate change, or the acceleration of technological innovation, and growing urbanization, this 100% Local Territorial Development Canvas Model helped local actors to exchange perspectives and to take decisions in a participative manner. Thus, the model turned out to be an appropriate tool to coordinate local actors,facilitate dialogues with policy makers, attract public funding, and to communicate a coherent image of local agri-food products to clients and stakeholders.