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L
OCAL
F
OOD
S
 YSTEMS AND
P
UBLIC
P
OLICY 
:
 
 A 
 
R 
EVIEW OF THE
L
ITERATURE
 
Chantal Blouin, Centre for Trade Policy and Law  Jean-Frédéric Lemay, ÉquiterreKausar Ashraf, Centre for Trade Policy and Law  Jane Imai, Centre for Trade Policy and Law Lazar Konforti, Équiterre
Équiterre &The Centre for Trade Policy and Law, Carleton UniversitySeptember 2009
 
L
OCAL
F
OOD
S
 YSTEMS AND
P
UBLIC
P
OLICY 
:
 
 A
 
R 
EVIEW OF THE
L
ITERATURE
 
Équiterre and the Centre for Trade Policy and Law 
i
Table of Contents
List of Tables and Figures ................................................................................................................................... ii
 
Executive Summary ............................................................................................................................................ iii
 
Résumé .................................................................................................................................................................. iv 
 
Introduction .......................................................................................................................................................... 1
 
1
 
Food Sovereignty Definitions: A Proposition for Small Producers Only? ..................................... 2
 
2
 
 An Introduction to Local Food Systems: A Path to Food Sovereignty? ......................................... 4
 
2.1
 
 A Brief History of Local Food Systems ......................................................................... 4
 
2.2
 
Defining ‘Local’ ................................................................................................................. 6
 
2.2.1
 
Proximity ........................................................................................................................ 6
 
2.2.2
 
Objectives of Local Food Systems ............................................................................ 7
 
2.3
 
Distribution Mechanisms in Local Food Systems .....................................................11
 
2.3.1
 
Farm Shops .................................................................................................................11
 
2.3.2
 
Farmers’ Markets ........................................................................................................11
 
2.3.3
 
Box Schemes ..............................................................................................................11
 
2.3.4
 
Community Supported Agriculture .........................................................................11
 
2.3.5
 
Institutional Procurement Policy .............................................................................12
 
2.3.6
 
Urban Agriculture .......................................................................................................12
 
3
 
 The Impacts of Local Food Systems ...................................................................................................13
 
3.1
 
Environmental Impacts ..................................................................................................13
 
3.2
 
Economic Impacts ..........................................................................................................14
 
3.3
 
Social Impacts ..................................................................................................................16
 
4
 
Public Policy for Local Food Systems .................................................................................................17
 
4.1
 
Barriers to the Development of Localized Food Systems ........................................17
 
4.2
 
Food Policy in Canada ....................................................................................................26
 
4.3
 
 Analysis: Does Canadian Food Policy Support Local Food Systems? ...................38
 
5
 
Conclusion: Looking Ahead ..................................................................................................................39
 
 Annex I. Broad Categories of Policies Supporting the Development of Local Food Systems .............40
 
List of Abbreviations .........................................................................................................................................41
 
References ............................................................................................................................................................42
 
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