Back to the future? Understanding change in food habits of farmers' market customers

International Food and Agribusiness Management Review

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 105-126

  Pascucci, Stefano ^a   Cicatiello, Clara ^b   Franco, Silvio ^b   Pancino, Barbara ^b   Marino, Davide ^c  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MOLISE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Farmers markets; Food habits; Italy

Indexed keywords

EID: 82655171826     PISSN: 15592448     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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