Asserts that a full traceability system for beef is possible using EID technology. This technology is currently available and is standardised under ISO 11784 and 11785. The lack of a national cattle tracing system has encouraged beef producers in the Scottish Borders to seek a solution to the...

This paper outlines the objectives and quality assurance arrangements of Scottish Quality Cereals (SQC), the first major assurance scheme to be implemented for combinable crops in the UK. Thereafter, the traceability arrangements of Coastal Grains, a farmer co‐operative drawing grain from the...

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...

The purpose of the paper is two-fold. First, to identify the main sustainability issues that Scottish food supply chain actors are concerned with and any differences that exist between primary producers, processors and distributors and consumers; and second, to explore the implications of...

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...