The recent rise in food prices has increased the concern about the choice of a healthy food basket, especially in the context of the discussion around the formulation of a National Food Policy for Scotland. This concern has brought back the interest in the price and expenditure demand systems as...

The recent rise in food prices has increased concern about the choice of a healthy food basket, especially in the context of the current formulation of a National Food Policy for Scotland. This concern has revived interest in food price and expenditure demand systems as they provide information...

W<sc>atts</sc> D., L<sc>eat</sc> P. and R<sc>evoredo</sc>-G<sc>iha</sc> C. Local food activity in Scotland: empirical evidence and research agenda, <italic>Regional Studies</italic>. This paper examines the geography of local food activity in Scotland and combines its data with published figures for England and Wales to calculate an index of food...

The role of inter-enterprise relationships in European pig meat, beef and cereals chains is analysed. Using survey data from 1,442 farmers, processors and retailers in six countries, the empirical relevance of several factors potentially influencing the choice of contract types and the...