Market access for local food through the conventional food supply chain

International Food and Agribusiness Management Review

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 63-82

  Abatekassa, Getachew ^a   Peterson, H Christopher ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Buying local; Local food; Supply chain

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955592359     PISSN: 15592448     EISSN: 15592448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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