Sharing economy practices in agri-food settlements: Integration of resources, interdependence and interdefinition

Abstract Agri-food systems are in constant movement, constituted by practices that are shared by actors; however, in a context where new practices are established by the sharing economy, it is necessary to understand them. Thus, this article identifies and describes the sharing economy practices adopted by agri-food rural settlements. Using as basis a systematic review and a multiple case study, the literature revealed 11 practices although the multiple case studies just did not find the practice of housing sharing in the settlements; on the other hand, uncover a new practice, labor sharing, that was not yet mentioned in the literature. This study reveals that the sharing economy practices in agri-food production are strongly linked by the integration of resources and this reality generates the interdependence and interdefinition of the actors in rural settlements.