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A TARGET CONSUMER PROFILE AND POSITIONING FOR PROMOTION OF THE DIRECT MARKETING OF FRESH PRODUCE: A CASE STUDY [PDF]
A consumer survey was used to identify the proportion of consumers who shop for produce at farmers' markets. A profile of the target market was developed.
Wolf, Marianne McGarry
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Vending is an important sector in the daily lives of many people, and coffee is the most frequently consumed product in the European market. Like many other sectors, vending is responding to the challenge of sustainable development by taking various actions, such as offering increasingly ecologically sound coffee while maintaining/improving ...
Alberto Bertossi +2 more
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Farmers markets’ transition to online sales during the COVID-19 pandemic
Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community DevelopmentIn 2020, food supply chains faced unprecedented challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Supply chain disruptions interfered with existing organizational habits in local farmers markets and other direct-to-consumer (DTC) market channels.
Edna Ely-Ledesma, Hanbing Liang
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Local Food Systems: Concepts, Impacts, and Issues [PDF]
This comprehensive overview of local food systems explores alternative definitions of local food, estimates market size and reach, describes the characteristics of local consumers and producers, and examines early indications of the economic and health ...
Clark, Shellye +10 more
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Does Contract Farming Improve Diet Quality? The Case of Senegalese Smallholders
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The institution of contract farming has gained prominence in most developing countries owing to its numerous benefits. While several studies have already highlighted the welfare benefits of contract farming, very few have investigated the effects on diet quality, despite poor quality diets being a serious challenge in most parts of the ...
Francis E. Ndip, Takeshi Sakurai
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Globalization and International Commodity Trade with Specific Reference to the West African Cocoa Producers [PDF]
Liberalization of tropical agricultural markets has brought globalization, in the sense that all producers now face world rather than domestic prices.
Christopher L. Gilbert, Panos Varangis
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The Bitter Taste of Brazil's Temporary Import Ban on Robusta Coffee
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Brazil, a leading Robusta coffee producer and exporter, faced a significant drought in 2016–2017, which drastically reduced production and depleted stocks. Consequently, Brazil temporarily permitted the import of one million 60‐kg bags of Robusta coffee in the spring 2017. An import ban was imposed shortly afterward due to lobbying by domestic
Hanifi Otgun +2 more
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TERMINAL MARKET WINDOWS FOR MISSISSIPPI SMALL-FARM VEGETABLE PRODUCERS [PDF]
This study investigated various marketing strategies involving market windows at wholesale fruit and vegetable terminal markets. Data used in the analysis included weekly prices for okra, sweet corn, strawberries, and green cabbage at terminal markets ...
Alipoe, Dovi +2 more
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Small-scale farmers' assessment of constraints and benefits from getting involved in various organic certification schemes for the domestic market in Thailand [PDF]
, 2019 The organic certification schemes, which propose links between small-scale farmers and domestic markets in developing and emerging countries, are increasingly diverse.
Faysse, Nicolas, Phiboon, Kassirin
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The penetration of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in farming communities is increasing the use of smartphone‐based instant messaging apps. Despite this, the reasons behind participation and the impact on farm productivity in developing countries remain unexplored.
Zafar Kurbanov +4 more
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