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Regional food system resilience in Ireland: a ‘Potato Effect’

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Fruit and vegetables (F&V) are nutritionally important for human health, and their perishability means that they are particularly vulnerable to supply chain delays. Ireland is a net importer of F&V. Brexit potentially heightens food system vulnerabilities for Ireland. Mapping is used to visualize the diversity of Ireland’s F&V supply across four regions of Europe and the UK. It appears that Ireland is highly reliant on the UK for F&V imports. However, when fresh potato imports, which contribute a small portion of Ireland’s potato consumption, are excluded from the analysis, Western Europe is more important for vegetable imports, and a significant supplier of other fresh food types. Options to build local food system resilience are discussed for Ireland. A graphical representation is a useful approach to investigate the impact of food system vulnerabilities and shocks such as Brexit.

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  • Lael Walsh, 2022. "Regional food system resilience in Ireland: a ‘Potato Effect’," Regional Studies, Regional Science, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 9(1), pages 172-176, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rsrsxx:v:9:y:2022:i:1:p:172-176
    DOI: 10.1080/21681376.2022.2046496
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