Turning to Home Markets, SAOS head of supply chain development Allene Bruce set out the scale of the challenge and opportunity facing the sector. “The cost of doing business is being affected by climate change, global political volatility, energy costs, rising prices and disruption in supply chains,” she said. “Soya does a whole range of different things, so what we’ll need to do is pick off different opportunities and substitute certain applications,” adding that collaboration across supply chains was essential. It’s what we do.”Scottish Food Commission chair Denis Overton placed home market development within a wider food system context. “A good food nation needs food security,” Mr Overton said, arguing that stronger local food economies could make supply chains ‘less brittle’ and help public institutions source Scottish produce more easily.