The local food sector: A preliminary assessment of its form and impact in Gloucestershire

British Food Journal

Volumn 105, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 559-566

  Morris, Carol ^a   Buller, Henry ^a  

^a University of Gloucestershire ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Economic sustainability; Farms; Food products; Localization; Retailers; Rural development; Trust; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986132615     PISSN: 0007070X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00070700310497318     Document Type: Article

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