Consumers' preferences for locally produced food: A study in southeast Missouri

American Journal of Alternative Agriculture

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 213-224

  Brown, Cheryl ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumer attitudes; Consumer behavior; Consumer mail survey; Direct marketing; Farmers' markets; Food marketing; Willingness to pay

Indexed keywords

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; FOOD CONSUMPTION; LOCAL ECONOMY; MARKETING; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

MISSOURI; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0347033479     PISSN: 08891893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/AJAA200353     Document Type: Article

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