?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Relocalising+the+food+chain%3A+the+role+of+creative+public+procurement&rft.creator=Morgan%2C+Kevin&rft.creator=Morely%2C+Adrian&rft.subject=+Policy+environments+and+social+economy&rft.subject=+Food+security%2C+food+quality+and+human+health&rft.subject=+Networks+and+ownership&rft.description=The+conventional+food+chain+presents+a+challenge+to+sustainable+development%2C+containing+hidden+costs+such+as+health+bills%2C+environmental+damage+and+economic+costs+to+the+rural+economy.+This+report+argues+for+the+development+of+local+food+chains%2C+which+would+bring+the+'multiple+dividend'+of+healthier+diets%2C+local+markets+for+local+producers%2C+lower+food+miles+and+better+understanding+between+producers+and+consumers.%0D%0A%0D%0ABarriers+to+the+growth+of+local+food+chains+include+EU+procurement+regulations+and+UK+local+government+legislation+that+prohibit+explicit+'buy+local'+policies%2C+health+auditing+conventions+which+neglect+the+health+gains+of+nutritious+food%3B+catering+cultures+that+are+biased+to+a+few+large+firms%3B+tendering+procedures+that+are+too+complex+for+small+suppliers%3B+and+lack+of+logistical+and+marketing+capacity+on+the+part+of+local+producers.%0D%0A%0D%0ASchools+and+hospitals+should+be+the+focus+for+a+concerted+local+food+campaign+in+the+UK.+A+local+food+action+plan+is+required+to+reform+the+regulatory+regime%2C+balance+demand+and+supply%2C+and+make+it+easier+for+consumers%2C+especially+parents+and+children%2C+to+buy+nutritious+local+food%2C+including+organic+food.+%0D%0A&rft.date=2002-10&rft.type=Report&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Forgprints.org%2F10852%2F1%2FRelocalisingProcurement.pdf&rft.identifier=Morgan%2C+Kevin+and+Morely%2C+Adrian+(2002)+Relocalising+the+food+chain%3A+the+role+of+creative+public+procurement.&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Forgprints.org%2F10852%2F