Moving local food through conventional food system infrastructure: Value chain framework comparisons and insights

Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 13-23

  Bloom, J Dara ^a   Hinrichs, C Clare ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

differentiation; distribution; local food; regional food system; value chain

Indexed keywords

DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM; FOOD SUPPLY; INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT; MARKETING; SUSTAINABILITY;

PENNSYLVANIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79952984716     PISSN: 17421705     EISSN: 17421713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1742170510000384     Document Type: Article

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