Policy Brief: The Case for Local Food
4pp - 2021 | 177Kb
Policy Brief: The Case for Local Food
4pp - 2021 | 177Kb
The Case for Local Food shows that producers and customers in local food systems are motivated by environmental benefits and that production is associated with agroecological, nature-friendly methods.
Key findings and recommendations:
A full version of the report is also available.
Climate Change and Nature: Sustain has taken a keen interest in the rapidly accumulating evidence about the effect of food and farming on climate change and nature, as scientific evidence emerges that our food system is a very significant contributor to greenhouse gas emissions and biodiversity loss.
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