A Survey of Agricultural Economics Literature
Author : Lee R. Martin
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
Page : 559 pages
File Size : 31,92 MB
Release : 1977
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 145290779X
Author : Lee R. Martin
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
Page : 559 pages
File Size : 31,92 MB
Release : 1977
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 145290779X
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Page : 2216 pages
File Size : 19,5 MB
Release : 2001
Category : American periodicals
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Page : 764 pages
File Size : 18,4 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Produce trade
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Author : James Matson
Publisher : Government Printing Office
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 43,35 MB
Release : 2015-09-17
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780160929847
This report is part of a multi-volume technical report series entitled, Running a Food Hub, with this guide serving as a companion piece to other United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) reports by providing in-depth guidance on starting and running a food hub enterprise. In order to compile the most current information on best management and operations practices, the authors used published information on food hubs, surveyed numerous operating food hubs, and pulled from their existing experience and knowledge of working directly with food hubs across the country as an agricultural business consulting firm. The report’s main focus is on the operational issues faced by food hubs, including choosing an organizational structure, choosing a location, deciding on infrastructure and equipment, logistics and transportation, human resources, and risks. As such, the guide explores the different decision points associated with the organizational steps for starting and implementing a food hub. For some sections, sidebars provide “decision points,” which food hub managers will need to address to make key operational decisions. This illustrated guide may assist the operational staff at small businesses or third-party organizations that may provide aggregation, marketing, and distribution services from local and regional producers to assist with wholesale, retail, and institution demand at government institutions, colleges/universities, restaurants, grocery store chains, etc. Undergraduate students pursuing coursework for a bachelor of science degree in food science, or agricultural economics may be interested in this guide. Additionally, this reference work will be helpful to small businesses within the food trade discipline.
Author : Steve Martinez
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 87 pages
File Size : 28,37 MB
Release : 2010-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1437933629
This comprehensive overview of local food systems explores alternative definitions of local food, estimates market size and reach, describes the characteristics of local consumers and producers, and examines early indications of the economic and health impacts of local food systems. Defining ¿local¿ based on marketing arrangements, such as farmers selling directly to consumers at regional farmers¿ markets or to schools, is well recognized. Statistics suggest that local food markets account for a small, but growing, share of U.S. agricultural production. For smaller farms, direct marketing to consumers accounts for a higher percentage of their sales than for larger farms. Charts and tables.
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Page : 1302 pages
File Size : 50,49 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Newsletters
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Author : William Shurtleff; Akiko Aoyagi;
Publisher : Soyinfo Center
Page : 1237 pages
File Size : 13,54 MB
Release : 2020-04-09
Category : Natural foods
ISBN : 1948436159
The world's most comprehensive, well documented and well illustrated book on this subject. With extensive subject and geographical index. 66 photographs and illustrations - mostly color. Free of charge in digital PDF format on Google Books.
Author : Nigel H. Banks
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 637 pages
File Size : 15,85 MB
Release : 2009-02-21
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0080920780
Consideration of the interactions between decisions made at one point in the supply chain and its effects on the subsequent stages is the core concept of a systems approach. Postharvest Handling is unique in its application of this systems approach to the handling of fruits and vegetables, exploring multiple aspects of this important process through chapters written by experts from a variety of backgrounds.Newly updated and revised, this second edition includes coverage of the logistics of fresh produce from multiple perspectives, postharvest handing under varying weather conditions, quality control, changes in consumer eating habits and other factors key to successful postharvest handling.The ideal book for understanding the economic as well as physical impacts of postharvest handling decisions.Key Features:*Features contributions from leading experts providing a variety of perspectives*Updated with 12 new chapters*Focuses on application-based information for practical implementation*System approach is unique in the handling of fruits and vegetables
Author : Karl Polanyi
Publisher : Penguin Classics
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 37,6 MB
Release : 2024-06-20
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780241685556
'One of the most powerful books in the social sciences ever written. ... A must-read' Thomas Piketty 'The twentieth century's most prophetic critic of capitalism' Prospect Karl Polanyi's landmark 1944 work is one of the earliest and most powerful critiques of unregulated markets. Tracing the history of capitalism from the great transformation of the industrial revolution onwards, he shows that there has been nothing 'natural' about the market state. Instead of reducing human relations and our environment to mere commodities, the economy must always be embedded in civil society. Describing the 'avalanche of social dislocation' of his time, Polanyi's hugely influential work is a passionate call to protect our common humanity. 'Polanyi's vision for an alternative economy re-embedded in politics and social relations offers a refreshing alternative' Guardian 'Polanyi exposes the myth of the free market' Joseph Stiglitz With a new introduction by Gareth Dale
Author : Kevin Lynch
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 24,8 MB
Release : 1964-06-15
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780262620017
The classic work on the evaluation of city form. What does the city's form actually mean to the people who live there? What can the city planner do to make the city's image more vivid and memorable to the city dweller? To answer these questions, Mr. Lynch, supported by studies of Los Angeles, Boston, and Jersey City, formulates a new criterion—imageability—and shows its potential value as a guide for the building and rebuilding of cities. The wide scope of this study leads to an original and vital method for the evaluation of city form. The architect, the planner, and certainly the city dweller will all want to read this book.