Farmers’ markets in Wales: Making the 'Net work?

British Food Journal

Volumn 106, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 194-210

  Pickernell, David G ^a   Christie, Michael J ^b   Rowe, Patricia A ^c   Thomas, Brychan C ^a   Putterill, Laura G ^a   Lynn Griffiths, Jamie ^d  

^a University of Glamorgan   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication; Computer networks; Farms; Information; Markets; Wales

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986059560     PISSN: 0007070X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00070700410528781     Document Type: Article

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