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Food is fundamental to the wellbeing of Scotland because it impacts not only on our economy, but also our culture, health and environment. From primary production,through processing and manufacture to consumption, there is a need to ensure that we have a secure supply of safe, high quality food.
The Rural Policy Centre has produced a range of publications on food and drink. Please click on the links below to access these publications.
In Summer 2011 we will be issuing two new Research Briefings on the consumption of soft fruit in Scotland and on marketing channels for local food in Scotland.
An Analysis of Marketing Channels for Local Food in Scotland (2011)
Local food has moved up the Scottish policy agenda in recent years, and in 2009 Scotland's National Food and Drink Policy was published.
Minimum Pricing Of Alcohol And Its Impact On Consumption In The UK (2010)
The Scottish Government published its Alcohol (Minimum Pricing) Bill on 1st November 2011.
Food Security (2009)
Use of Supermarket Scanner Data to Measure Bread Consumption and Nutrition Choice in Scotland (2009)
Use of a Dataset of Supermarket Purchases for the Analysis of Red Meat Purchases in Scotland (2009)
Given that a great deal of public policy and funding is directed at improving health, it is important to track changes in the diet of the population so that advice and interventions can be appropriately targeted.
The Future For Food In Scotland: Analysis Of Responses To The National Discussion (2008)
Distribution of local and locality food activity in Scotland (2008)
Growing consumer interest in the provenance and quality of food, along with concern over the increasingly complex nature of agricultural food chains and recent awareness of the carbon emissions associated with these food supply chains has prompted an increasing interest in foods of local and regional provenance.