Local Food Systems: Concepts, Impacts, and Issues

By Stephen W. Martinez, M. Hand, Michelle Da Pra, S. Pollack, K. Ralston, Travis A. Smith, S. Vogel, Shellye Clark, L. Lohr, S. Low and 1 more. 2012

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Use of Direct Marketing Strategies by Farmers and Their Impact on Farm Business Income (2011, background): “Because local food markets have relatively shorter supply chains, direct marketing strategies often impose additional labor requirements to producers such as storage, packaging, transportation, and advertising (Martinez et al. 2010).”
Direct and Intermediated Marketing of Local Foods in the United States (2012, methodology): “Income and wealth proxies were insignificant in the CZ model, in line with previous research results (Martinez et al., 2010).”
Willingness to Pay for Multiple Seafood Labels in a Niche Market (2014, background): “A 2010 survey of chefs belonging to the American Culinary Federation ranked local meat and seafood as the second hottest food trend next to local produce (Martinez 2010).”
The EU's dependency on soya bean import for the animal feed industry and potential for EU produced alternatives (2014, background): “Another supportive cultural aspect is the increasing interest in local food systems, as described by Martinez et al. (2010) and as exemplified by the EU’s Committee of the Regions opinion on local food systems (2011).”
Consumer Preferences for Fruit and Vegetables with Credence-Based Attributes: A Review (2011, background): “Congress in the 2008 Food, Conservation, and Energy Act, the total distance that a product can be transported and still be considered a “locally or regionally produced agricultural food product” is less than 400 miles from its origin, or within the State in which it is produced (Martinez et al. 2010”
Competitiveness of Small Farms and Innovative Food Supply Chains: The Role of Food Hubs in Creating Sustainable Regional and Local Food Systems (2016, background): “Studies on short agri-food supply chains and comparative analysis between conventional and local food systems show their beneficial impact from environmental, social and economic points of view [13,33,34].”