Conocimiento geográfico y reconexión entre producción y consumo: el caso de la ganadería orgánica en Gales, Reino Unido

Since the late nineties, in Wales, food scandals (Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) y Foot-and mouth disease (FMD) have highlighted the serious problems of commoditization in a context of low cooperation between farmers and differences in the food supply chain which has depressed producer prices. The support of organic farming as a tool of agricultural policy has reconnected producers and consumers. Cambrian Foods or Black Mountain Foods are success experiences which are using important elements of geographical knowledge through farmer markets and box schemes to promote local food chains....