由於全球食物供應系統的反動、工業食物系統的不信任、和鄉村後生產主義的轉型，因此2000 年起西方興起在地農業食物系統的實踐與研究。在地鑲嵌與另類農業食物網絡是在地農業食物系統研究的重要觀點。近年臺灣浮現多樣的在地農業食物系統，如農民市集、市民農園和地理標示等，因此本文選取臺灣首先通過地理標示的池上米食產業，作為農業食物在地化研究的個案。研究發現：1.自然環境因素，與地方認證、比賽制度的建立，以及農民、糧商、便當行的完整
在地網絡，是池上米食產業的重要地方鑲嵌。2. 認證是池上米重要的 (再) 在地化，過程充滿多元空間尺度的政治經濟運作。認證與全國比賽的得冠，不僅助長面對面的在地直接市場，也正面地推動地方米食價格、改變農民與糧商的社會權力關係、和友善環境等面向的發展。3. 農業食物在地化的「在地」範圍與內涵，應包含地方-全球連結、歷史脈絡與自然因素。

Because of the resistance against global food supply systems, distrust in industry food systems and post-productivist transition in rural area, practices and researches of local agro-food systems rose since 2000. Local embeddedness and alternative agro-food networks (AAFNs) are important study perspectives of local agro-food systems. Recently many local agro-food systems emerged in Taiwan, such as farmers’ market, citizen farm and geographical indication. This research selects Chin Shang
Rice as study case, because it’s first awarded the geographical indication in Taiwan. This study discovers 3 points. Firstly, the local embeddedness of Chin Shang Rice industry includes physical environmental factors, local institutions of rice (certification and competition) and local networks of rice industry (farmers, merchants of rice and suppliers of lunch boxes). Secondly, the certification is an important relocalization of Chin Shang Rice, including multi-scale political economic operation. The certification and the championship of national competition of Chin Shang Rice not only help to promote it in local direct markets (face to face), but also raise local rice prices, improve social relationships between farmers and merchants, and prompt friendly environment. Lastly, the “local” range and the content of agro-food
localization should include the concepts of local-global nexus, history context and physical environmental factors.