Comparing the Structure, Size, and Performance of Local and Mainstream Food Supply Chains

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英文名称：

Comparing the Structure, Size, and Performance of Local and Mainstream Food Supply Chains

作者：

Robert P King; Michael S. H; Gigi DiGiacomo; Kate Clancy; Miguel I. Gomez; Sherman D. Hardesty; Larry Lev; Edward W McLaughlin

工作单位：

USDA's Economic Research Service

来源地址：

https://www.ers.usda.gov/publications/pub-details/?pubid=46407

关键词：

Local foods;  case studies;  direct marketing;  intermediated supply chains;  farm-to-retail;  farm-to-school;  farmers markets;  food miles; 

年份：

2010

出版地：

Washington, DC, USA

总页数：

81 pp

语种：

English

摘要：

A series of coordinated case studies compares the structure, size, and performance of local food supply chains with those of mainstream supply chains. Interviews and site visits with farms and businesses, supplemented with secondary data, describe how food moves from farms to consumers in 15 food supply chains. Key comparisons between supply chains include the degree of product differentiation, diversification of marketing outlets, and information conveyed to consumers about product origin. The cases highlight differences in prices and the distribution of revenues among supply chain participants, local retention of wages and proprietor income, transportation fuel use, and social capital creation.