In addition to reducingfoodmiles, stimulating local economies and providing farmers with alternative markets, these locally based systems can also be a model for agriculture at the rural-urban interface.
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Again, shortfoodmilesand local branding are essential.
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The environmental impact has been seen in so-calledfoodmiles.
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We can do a great deal to support local sourcing, not only through supporting our farmers in the rural economy but in reducingfoodmiles.
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Will he and his ministerial colleagues give thought to specific measures that might encourage a reduction infoodmiles?
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Sustainability has to involve not simply aviation fuel taxation but measures to reducefoodmiles.
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I also hope that a greater emphasis on fresh foods will benefit local farmers, who can best supply freshness while keepingfoodmileslow.
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More encouraging was the evidence of local interest from producers and consumers in farmers' markets, organic farming, reducingfoodmilesand so on.
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From the environmental point of view, it leads to unnecessaryfoodmiles.
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The question offoodmilesis a serious one.
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However, the issues involved are complex and reducingfoodmilesmay not always be the most environmentally preferable solution in terms of reducing overall energy consumption.
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How can we do more to make sure that we reducefoodmilesand educate people to buy the food which is produced on their doorstep?
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Perhaps local partnerships could be established between urban consumption centres and rural producers, both to shortenfoodmilesand to strengthen and shorten lines of food accountability.
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Through developing more lightweight bottles and reducingfoodmiles, their carbon footprint is minimised.
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It must be recognized thatfoodmilesare unavoidable in this scenario unless the food is sourced from local producers.
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