Testing the assertion that ‘local food is best’: the challenges of an evidence-based approach

By Gareth Edwards-Jonesa, Llorenç Milà i Canalsb, Natalia, Hounsomec, Monica Truningerd, Georgia Koerbera, Barry, Hounsomee, Paul Crossa, Elizabeth H. Yorka and 11 more. 2008

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Subfields: Ecology, Plant Science

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More or Better? A Model for Changes in Household Greenhouse Gas Emissions due to Higher Income (2010, background): “On average, a lower impact from regional food has been found, but food miles are a “poor indicator” of environmental impact, and other factors, such as production, should also be considered (Milà i Canals et al. 2007; Edwards-Jones et al. 2008).”
The mindful consumer: Balancing egoistic and altruistic motivations to purchase local food (2018, background): “This outcome may be due in part to some querying the positive environmental impacts often associated with local food production and distribution (e.g. Coley et al., 2009; Edwards-Jones et al., 2008; Mundler and Rumpus, 2012).”
Food tourism, niche markets and products in rural tourism: combining the intimacy model and the experience economy as a rural development strategy (2015, background): “& Bristow, 2002), the role of local food for the reinforcement of personal identity (Sims, 2009), the search for freshness and taste, support for local producers, and environmental concerns (Edwards-Jones et al., 2008).”
Strawberry fields forever? Urban agriculture in developed countries: a review (2013, unknown): “Assumptions such as time of year, production scale, the specific food type, and land use change will heavily influence the final carbon footprint calculation (Edwards-Jones et al. 2008; Plassmann et al. 2010).”
Equity and sustainability in the Anthropocene: a social–ecological systems perspective on their intertwined futures (2018, background): “Food system transitions Large scale transitions to more plant-based diets may occur in response to environmental, ethical and health considerations, to new metanarratives regarding the problems of meat-based diets in developed and emerging economies, as well as technological innovations and a market”
Short Food Supply Chains as drivers of sustainable development. Evidence Document (2013, background): “Yet in general, there is insufficient evidence to argue that SFSCs offer food that differs nutritionally from food from elsewhere (Edwards-Jones et al, 2008; Lindgren, 2007) or that there is a difference in microbial food safety.”
Carbon Labelling and Low-Income Country Exports: A Review of the Development Issues (2009, background): “These two points are particularly important when considering agriculture, as typically the greatest impact on climate change from this sector arises from nitrous oxide from soils and methane from ruminants (Edwards-Jones et al., 2008).”
Linking agricultural development to school feeding in sub-Saharan Africa: Theoretical perspectives (2011, background): “…are many claims and counter-claims associated with local food e.g. in relation to freshness, flavour, health benefits, relative environmental impacts, etc. – see Edwards-Jones et al. (2008) for a recent review. notion has not been given a prominent place in agricultural development policy in SSA.”
The urban foodscape: world cities and the new food equation (2010, background): “The key concept in carbon footprint analysis is life cycle assessment, which accounts for every greenhouse gas-emitting process, not just food miles (Edwards-Jones et al., 2008).”
Progressing knowledge in alternative and local food networks: Critical reflections and a research agenda (2011, background): “Recent work has also begun to question the positive environmental impacts of AFNs (e.g. Edwards-Jones et al., 2008; Oglethorpe, 2009).”
Where are the best opportunities for reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the food system (including the food chain) (2011, background): “Regarding transport, one of the ﬁndings of life cycle analysis is that food transport makes, on average, a relatively minor contribution to overall food chain emissions (AEA Technology, 2005; Defra, 2008b; Edwards-Jones et al., 2008) although this will vary by food type (Sim et al., 2007).”