TY  - JOUR
AB  - “Local food” is attracting considerable policy and public interest, but evidence is lacking about the emerging contours of the local food sector. This paper offers a preliminary assessment of the local food sector in the county of Gloucestershire. Based on interviews with farmers and retailers, it investigates the scope of local food production in the county, assesses the nature of the local food chain and considers the potential of local food production and marketing for adding value for the various actors in the chain, from producer to retailer. Questions are raised in the conclusion about the coherence and sustainability of the local food sector in the county given the differences in the ways in which producers and retailers construct “local” and some unintended consequences of the efforts to promote local food.
VL  - 105
IS  - 8
SN  - 0007-070X
DO  - 10.1108/00070700310497318
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/00070700310497318
AU  - Morris Carol
AU  - Buller Henry
PY  - 2003
Y1  - 2003/01/01
TI  - The local food sector: A preliminary assessment of its form and impact in Gloucestershire
T2  - British Food Journal
PB  - MCB UP Ltd
SP  - 559
EP  - 566
Y2  - 2024/04/26
ER  -