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Title: Building towards One Health: A Transdisciplinary Autoethnographic Approach to Understanding Perceptions of Sustainable Aquatic Foods in Vietnam
Author(s): Li, Saihong
Ang, Soon Yong
Hunter, Angus M
Erdem, Seda
Bostock, John
Da, Chau Thi
Nguyen, Ngoc Tuan
Moss, Amina
Hope, William
Howie, Charles
Newton, Richard
Casteleiro, Mercedes Arguello
Little, Dave
Contact Email: saihong.li@stir.ac.uk
Keywords: One Health
aquatic food
food perceptions
Autoethnographic Approach
interdisciplinary
Vietnam and Education consultant
Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources
An Giang University
Vietnam ORCID: 0009-0003-7082-200X
Issue Date: 11-Dec-2024
Date Deposited: 23-Jan-2025
Citation: Li S, Ang SY, Hunter AM, Erdem S, Bostock J, Da CT, Nguyen NT, Moss A, Hope W, Howie C, Newton R, Casteleiro MA & Little D (2024) Building towards One Health: A Transdisciplinary Autoethnographic Approach to Understanding Perceptions of Sustainable Aquatic Foods in Vietnam. <i>Sustainability</i>, 16 (24), pp. 1-23, Art. No.: 10865. https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/16/24/10865; https://doi.org/10.3390/su162410865
Abstract: As Vietnam navigates challenges to its animal, human, and environmental health (One Health) during rapid economic transitions, understanding local perceptions of sustainable food systems, particularly aquatic foods, is vital. This study employs a transdisciplinary, autoethnographic approach to exploring the cultural significance of aquatic food perceptions within Vietnamese com-munities. Data were primarily sourced through an autoethnographic triangulation method, involving detailed field diaries, vignettes, and interactive workshop data collected from local stake-holders. Our distinctive approach, involving researchers from environmental science, computer science, linguistics, political ecology, aquaculture, nutrition, human physiology, marketing, and accounting and accountability, as both participants and observers, illuminates the lived experiences that shape food perceptions within Vietnam’s specific food agro-ecosystems. By embedding aquatic food perceptions within the One Health framework, we identify key intersections between human, animal, and environmental health. Through cross-disciplinary narrative analysis, our study un-covers the social, political, economic, cultural, and linguistic dimensions surrounding aquatic food perceptions at local, regional, and national levels in Vietnam. Our study highlights the unique contribution of qualitative methods to addressing questions that hard data cannot answer in under-standing perceptions of aquatic foods. The study emphasizes the need for an integrated, culturally informed, and transdisciplinary approach to addressing the complex factors influencing One Health outcomes in Vietnam. This research contributes to the broader discourse on sustainable food practices and One Health initiatives, proposing culturally informed interventions aimed at enhancing ecological resilience and public health.
URL: https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/16/24/10865
DOI Link: 10.3390/su162410865
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