Local Organic Food for Local People? Organic Marketing Strategies in England and Wales;De l'alimentation bio locale pour la population locale? Les stratégies commerciales en faveur des produits bio en Angleterre et au pays de Galles

Regional Studies

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 216-228

  Lobley, Matt ^a   Butler, Allan ^a   Winter, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

England and Wales; Herfindahl Hirschman Index; Local food; Market orientation; Marketing concentration; Organic food

Indexed keywords

FIRM SIZE; FOOD MARKET; HETEROGENEITY; MARKETING; NATIONAL ECONOMY; REGIONAL ECONOMY;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WALES;

EID: 84922686740     PISSN: 00343404     EISSN: 13600591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00343404.2010.546780     Document Type: Article

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