Scotland's Food and Drink Policy Discussion: Sustainability Issues in the Food Supply Chain

Sustainability

Philip Leat¹  Cesar Revoredo-Giha² 

[1] Food Marketing Research, Land Economy and Environment Research Group, Scottish Agricultural College (SAC), West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JG, UK;

关键词: food sustainability;    food supply chain;    food policy;   

DOI  :  10.3390/su3040605

来源: mdpi

【 摘 要 】

The purpose of the paper is two-fold. First, to identify the main sustainability issues that Scottish food supply chain actors are concerned with and any differences that exist between primary producers, processors and distributors and consumers; and second, to explore the implications of respondents' views for the direction of food and drink policy in Scotland. The analysis was based on a dataset assembled from the written responses to the National Food Policy discussion in Scotland, which contains opinions on the different dimensions of sustainability (economic, environmental and social) from a broad range of individuals and organizations representing different segments of the Scottish population. The empirical analyses involved comparing the responses according to two criteria: by food supply chain stakeholder and by geographical region. The results indicated that whilst there were differences among the studied groups, the importance of social and economic sustainability were strongly evident in the foregoing analysis, highlighting issues such as diet and nutrition, the importance of local food, building sustainability on sound economic performance, the market power of supermarkets, and regulation and support in building human and technical capabilities.

【 授权许可】

CC BY   
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