Local Sourcing

Question 1

TNCs have been able to develop widespread global production networks due to cheap transport, labour and material costs

Whilst this has led to huge profits, it also produces a huge carbon footprint
Ethical consumption is becoming

Answer 1

increasingly popular with people buying locally sourced food and commodities and avoiding supermarkets with high food miles

Question 2

Benefits of Local Sourcing

Answer 2

Many small farms in the UK grown organic produce, using fewer pesticides, which could have health benefits

UK farmers earn more by manufacturing goods such as jams, fruit juices and wine

Local sourcing can help people to reduce their carbon footprint

Question 3

local sourcing costs

Answer 3

Local sourcing of meat and vegetables can be expensive

Less demand from the UK for food from developing countries can have a negative impact on their economic growth

Some products e.g., tomatoes, are grown in heated greenhouses during winter in the UK which produces a larger carbon footprint than if they were imported from Spain