Marketing locally produced foods: Consumer and farmer opinions in Washington County, Nebraska

Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 252-260

  Schneider, Mindi L ^a   Francis, Charles A ^b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Commodity crops; Consumer survey; Direct marketing; Farmer survey; Local food systems

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; FARMERS ATTITUDE; MARKETING;

NEBRASKA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON COUNTY [NEBRASKA];

GLYCINE MAX; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 30444453980     PISSN: 17421705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/RAF2005114     Document Type: Article

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