produce industry of potential structural shifts in the location of production. Recent increases in demand for local produce … distribution costs for local produce will ultimately need to drive the supply for these products. …

pay a premium for sustainably-produced fruits and vegetables. Organic, local, and small farm are the three cases used in … important factor for consumers who did not purchase organic and local products more frequently while unavailability was the … did not prove to be a factor in local purchasing decisions.Regular purchasers of organic fruits and vegetables provided a …

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opportunity for local producers to market to restaurants. Fifty-one percent of the restaurants surveyed currently purchase local … foods, and over 80 percent of the remaining restaurants would purchase local products if barriers were addressed. To take …

Discriminant analysis was used to identify the characteristics that distinguish between fully-certified organic …, partially-certified organic and non-organic farmers in Umbumbulu district, KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), South Africa (SA) during October …’ Organisation (EFO), and by random sampling 49 non-organic farmers in wards neighbouring EFO. Results from the two estimated …

Consumer demand for local foods has been increasing dramatically over the past several years. Many food producers and … marketers are raising their capacity to incorporate local food. Revenue from local Farmers’ Market and Community Supported … questions related to local food that have not been sufficiently addressed before: what is the greatest distance food can travel …

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In the past decades, demand for niche products (including organic, natural, and locally produce) has grown dramatically …. Previous literature has shown that people bought organic and natural fresh produce because they perceived the products to be … healthier and more nutritious. For locally produced products, supporting the local economy was also suggested as one of major …

marketing activities. However, publications by China's State Statistical Bureau underestimate animal product consumption. Such … underestimated statistics affect policy making and marketing initiatives and also lead to the estimation of distorted parameters that …