Lessons in sustainability and resilience during the Covid–19 pandemic: the case of the Red de Mercados Agroecológicos de Bogotá Region, Colombia

The importance of making agri-food systems more resilient is now globally recognized; thus, this study determines the state of sustainability and resilience of the members of the Red de Mercados Agroecológicos de Bogotá Region, Colombia during the Covid−19 pandemic. Between 2023 and 2024, information was gathered using document reviews and interviews from 2019 to 2022 to obtain income, expenses, financial sustainability, the number of markets per year and number of producers and consumers participants. The four markets exhibited socioeconomic sustainability and resilience with varying recovery rates and by implementing different practices.