Regional Economies of Local Food Production: Tracing Food Chain Links Between 'Specialist' Producers and Intermediaries in the Scottish-English Borders Export

@article{3782, abstract = {There is currently strong political desire at both European and national scales to relocalize' food production and supply. While advocacy remains high, few studies have interrogated the form of these new' food chains. This article provides an analysis of such chains in the Scottish-English borders. It traces supply links between small-scale specialist' food producers and associated intermediaries for three product sectors. Linking the two stages of the food chain together, the analysis shows differences within and between, as well as similarities across, sectors in terms of spatial and economic organization. It also reveals the hybrid' nature of specialist food chains in the region; local producers have created their own niche spaces' within the food system.The article thus contributes to debates on new agro-food geographies and regional economic geography and argues that local (specialist) small-scale enterprises do not usually establish food chains which are independent' of the wider food supply system.}, author = {Maye, Damian and Ilbery, Brian}, citeulike-article-id = {4215261}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0969776406068588}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://eur.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/13/4/337}, day = {1}, doi = {10.1177/0969776406068588}, journal = {European Urban and Regional Studies}, keywords = {chain, food, localism, supply}, month = {October}, number = {4}, pages = {337--354}, posted-at = {2009-03-24 18:59:35}, priority = {2}, title = {Regional Economies of Local Food Production: Tracing Food Chain Links Between 'Specialist' Producers and Intermediaries in the Scottish-English Borders}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0969776406068588}, volume = {13}, year = {2006} }

TY - JOUR ID - 3782 L3 - citeulike-article-id:4215261 N2 - There is currently strong political desire at both European and national scales to relocalize' food production and supply. While advocacy remains high, few studies have interrogated the form of these new' food chains. This article provides an analysis of such chains in the Scottish-English borders. It traces supply links between small-scale specialist' food producers and associated intermediaries for three product sectors. Linking the two stages of the food chain together, the analysis shows differences within and between, as well as similarities across, sectors in terms of spatial and economic organization. It also reveals the hybrid' nature of specialist food chains in the region; local producers have created their own niche spaces' within the food system.The article thus contributes to debates on new agro-food geographies and regional economic geography and argues that local (specialist) small-scale enterprises do not usually establish food chains which are independent' of the wider food supply system. IS - 4 JF - European Urban and Regional Studies EP - 354 TI - Regional Economies of Local Food Production: Tracing Food Chain Links Between 'Specialist' Producers and Intermediaries in the Scottish-English Borders VL - 13 SP - 337 KW - chain KW - food KW - localism KW - supply AU - Maye, Damian AU - Ilbery, Brian PY - 2006/10/01/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0969776406068588 ER -