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| Katchova, Ani L.; Woods, Timothy A.. |
| This study examines the role that food consumer cooperatives play in the local food networks. Data are collected from three case studies with leading food cooperatives and a national survey of the general managers of food cooperatives. We identify the emerging business practices in local sourcing as a differentiation and member recruitment strategy for food cooperatives. Our analysis identifies several clusters of strategies used for local food procurement, based on the extent to which the co-op is involved in procurement activities upstream (at the farm), mid-stream (at the distribution center) or downstream (at the food cooperative). The results also show that when compared to other grocers, food co-ops have clear advantages in working with local... |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Food consumer cooperatives; Local foods; Agribusiness; Marketing; Q13. |
| Ano: 2011 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114767 |
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| Katchova, Ani L.; Woods, Timothy A.. |
| This study examines the role that food consumer cooperatives play in the local food networks. Data are collected from three case studies with leading food cooperatives and a national survey of the general managers of food cooperatives. We identify the emerging business practices in local sourcing as a differentiation and member recruitment strategy for food cooperatives. Our analysis identifies several clusters of strategies used for local food procurement, based on the extent to which the co-op is involved in procurement activities upstream (at the farm), mid-stream (at the distribution center) or downstream (at the food cooperative). The results also show that when compared to other grocers, food co-ops have clear advantages in working with local... |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Food consumer cooperatives; Local foods; Consumer/Household Economics; Marketing; Q13. |
| Ano: 2011 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/103918 |
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| Vecchio, Riccardo. |
| Farmers’ markets have always been the usual way of buying and selling rural products in the Western world. With the advent of supermarkets, farmers’ markets rapidly disappeared in many nations. However, in countries such as France and Italy, which place a high priority on food origin and regional specialisation, some farmers’ markets continued to exist, partly due to their mechanisms to identify and promote locally grown foods. The consumer’s desire to re-establish a bond with local food products, local growers and producers, together with the growing concern for food freshness and healthiness have been key drivers for the renaissance of farmers’ markets occurred in the latest years in many European countries and in the United States. Several studies,... |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Farmers’ markets; Local foods; Europe; U.S.A.; Agricultural and Food Policy. |
| Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58131 |
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| Watson, Marissa C.; Cesar, Escalante; Ames, Glenn C.W.; Wolfe, Kent; Kane, Sharon P.. |
| This paper explores the potential for the National Farm to School Program to effectively engage with Georgia’s public schools in order to reduce local food insecurity and improve the quality of nutrition provided to students. A survey was conducted with the specific goals of assessing: first, the current and future impact Farm to School has and will potentially have on the Georgia economy through schools purchase of local foods; second, the potential market for farmers; third, school administrators willingness to buy local food by Georgia; forth, the level of infrastructure available within schools to prepare fresh, whole foods; and fifth, the perceived opportunities and challenges to buying and preparing local food. University of Georgia collaborated... |
| Tipo: Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Farm to School; Georgia; Local foods; Public schools; Survey data for local buying; Food security; Agricultural and Food Policy; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Food Security and Poverty. |
| Ano: 2012 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/119776 |
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| Low, Sarah A.; Vogel, Stephen J.. |
| This study uses nationally representative data on the marketing of local foods to assess the relative scale of local food marketing channels. This research documents that sales through intermediated marketing channels, such as farmers’ sales to local grocers and restaurants, account for a large portion of all local food sales. Small and medium-sized farms dominate local foods sales marketed exclusively through direct-to-consumer channels (foods sold at roadside stands or farmers’ markets, for example) while large farms dominate local food sales marketed exclusively through intermediated channels. Farmers marketing food locally are most prominent in the Northeast and the West Coast regions and areas close to densely populated urban markets. Climate and... |
| Tipo: Report |
Palavras-chave: Local foods; Direct marketing channels; Direct sales; Intermediated sales Acknowledgments: The; Agricultural and Food Policy; Marketing. |
| Ano: 2011 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/118025 |
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