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Productivity analysis of sericulture in Northern Iran 伊朗北部蚕业生产力分析

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Studies in Agricultural Economics Pub Date : 2020-04-07 DOI: 10.7896/j.2004

M. Kavoosi-Kalashami, M. Motamed

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Economics of Zero Budget Natural Farming in Purulia District of West Bengal: Is It Economically Viable? 西孟加拉邦普鲁里亚地区零预算自然农业的经济学:在经济上可行吗?

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Studies in Agricultural Economics Pub Date : 2020-04-07 DOI: 10.7896/j.1924

Nilojyoti Koner, A. Laha

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引用次数: 4

Food Price Shocks and the Changing Pattern of Consumption Expenditure across Decile Classes in Rural and Urban India: A Difference-in-Difference Analysis 印度农村和城市食品价格冲击与消费支出变化模式的差异分析

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Studies in Agricultural Economics Pub Date : 2019-12-06 DOI: 10.7896/j.1911

S. Sinha, A. Laha

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Agriculture-specific determinants of carbon footprint 农业碳足迹的特定决定因素

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Studies in Agricultural Economics Pub Date : 2019-12-02 DOI: 10.7896/j.1918

J. Balogh

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Social media for interactions with customers within the short food supply chain: the case of the SKIN project 在短食品供应链中与顾客互动的社交媒体：以SKIN项目为例

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Studies in Agricultural Economics Pub Date : 2019-08-13 DOI: 10.22004/AG.ECON.292235

N. Drejerska, J. Gołębiewski, M. Fiore

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引用次数: 6

Electric mobility in the Sicilian short food supply chain 西西里短食品供应链中的电动交通

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Studies in Agricultural Economics Pub Date : 2019-08-13 DOI: 10.7896/J.1907

Marcella Giacomarra, Antonio Tulone, M. Crescimanno, A. Galati

引用次数: 4

The local food system in the ‘genius loci’ – the role of food, local products and short food chains in rural tourism “天才地带”的当地食物系统——食物、当地产品和短食物链在乡村旅游中的作用

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Studies in Agricultural Economics Pub Date : 2019-08-13 DOI: 10.7896/J.1910

G. Nemes, Viktória Csizmadiáné Czuppon, K. Kujáni, Éva Orbán, Ágnes Szegedyné Fricz, Veronika Lajos

引用次数: 4

The Significance of Short Food Supply Chains: Trends and Bottlenecks from the SKIN Thematic Network 短食品供应链的意义:来自SKIN专题网络的趋势和瓶颈

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Studies in Agricultural Economics Pub Date : 2019-08-13 DOI: 10.22004/AG.ECON.292231

J. Hyland, P. Crehan, F. Colantuono, Á. Macken-Walsh

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引用次数: 12

Consumers’ and farmers’ characteristics in short food supply chains: an exploratory analysis 食品短供应链中消费者和农民的特征:探索性分析

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Studies in Agricultural Economics Pub Date : 2019-08-13 DOI: 10.7896/J.1905

M. Stanco, Marco Lerro, G. Marotta, Concetta Nazzaro

{"title":"Consumers’ and farmers’ characteristics in short food supply chains: an exploratory analysis","authors":"M. Stanco, Marco Lerro, G. Marotta, Concetta Nazzaro","doi":"10.7896/J.1905","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7896/J.1905","url":null,"abstract":"A “farmers’ market” identifies a common area where farmers meet periodically to sell food products which do not need to be processed before consumption. Farmers’ markets have recently experienced steady growth mainly due to increasing demand for traditional foods and rising consumers’ interest towards locally produced food products. It is also the case that they provide transparency along the supply chain and decrease information asymmetries. This study attempts to define the farmers and consumers of farmers’ markets in terms of both their socio-demographic and their attitudinal characteristics. Data gathering was performed carrying out face-to-face interviews with sixty farmers and consumers. The study findings show that the majority of consumers purchasing at farmers’ markets are women, with an average age of 49 and with a high level of education. They attach great value to the availability of fresh and organic products with a good value for money. Farmers, by contrast, are mainly male, with an average age of 45 years, a high school degree and several years of experience in farming. They value more the creation of a direct and durable relationship with consumers in order to convey information about the quality and authenticity of their products. The study offers useful implications to policy makers on how to encourage the creation of farmers’ markets as well as spread the shared value created among farmers and consumers.","PeriodicalId":44547,"journal":{"name":"Studies in Agricultural Economics","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2019-08-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43532257","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 10

Is Local Better? Consumer Value in Food Purchasing and the Role of Short Food Supply Chains 本地更好吗?食品购买中的消费者价值和短食品供应链的作用

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Studies in Agricultural Economics Pub Date : 2019-08-13 DOI: 10.7896/J.1906

C. Delicato, M. Collison, Iryna Myronyuk, Tayisiya Symochko, N. Boyko

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引用次数: 10