Trollman, HanaJagtap, SandeepTamakloe, Sonia D.Trollman, Frank2025-07-042025-07-042025-06-18Trollman H, Jagtap S, Tamakloe SD, Trollman F. (2025) Foraging supply chains: Investigating disaster for improved food provisioning. Ambio, Available online 18 June 20250044-7447https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-025-02205-whttps://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/24107Disasters such as COVID-19 and the Russia–Ukraine war are drawing attention to the provisioning of food during crises. The main concern has been quickly establishing a stable food supply. However, climate change and public health concerns are shifting attention to the critical gap in identifying the minimal considerations that would adequately address ecological disaster food provisioning. A meta-ethnography of 16 disasters in 12 different countries is employed to identify the activities and their supporting strategies that provide benefits to existing actors within food networks. Analysis suggests that public health, resilience, and sustainability stand to benefit from the identified practices. A conceptual model of an ecologically embedded minimum viable ecosystem for disaster food provisioning is proposed. Exemplar applications are provided for Tigray, Gaza, and Ukraine. The findings may be applied to disaster settings for the development of policy for culturally sensitive, equitable, and nutritious food provisioning strategies.pp. xx-xxPrint-ElectronicenAttribution 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/4406 Human Geography44 Human Society2 Zero HungerEcological embeddednessFood provisioningFood supply chainForaging theoryMinimum viable ecosystemSustainable developmentEcologyArticle1654-7209673716ahead-of-printahead-of-print