A comparative study of farmers' markets visitors' needs and wants: The case of Alabama

International Journal of Consumer Studies

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 290-299

  Alonso, Abel D ^a,b   O'Neill, Martin A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alabama; Farmers' markets; Needs and wants; New rural versus urban established market; Visitors

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867251569     PISSN: 14706423     EISSN: 14706431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1470-6431.2010.00931.x     Document Type: Article

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