Review of farmers' markets

Saili, Abdul Rahman; Rola‐Rubzen, Maria Fay; Batt, Peter

doi:10.2212/spr.2007.6:14

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“…It is also argued that the SFSCs increase knowledge and consequently stimulate behavioural changes in both producers and consumers (Saili et al 2007;Fonte 2008;Kneafsey et al 2013). Brunori et al (2011) state that the farms that participate in the alternative supply chains need to find solutions to new and particular problems, and these circumstances are described as being the cause for the definition of new frames and organizational patterns.…”

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“…As seen in Table 4, the producers demonstrate good market expectations about the local products both in the terms of consumer demands and awareness and in their ability to communicate their products. The link between these variables can still be explained by the proximity between the consumer and producer, which is an integral part of short chains and allows the farmers to promote themselves at a low cost (Mardsen et al 2000;Kirwan 2004;Saili et al 2007). …”

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Farmers' motivation and perceived effects of participating in short food supply chains: evidence from a North Italian survey

Demartini¹,

Gaviglio²,

Pirani³

2017

Agric. Econ. - Czech

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Local production supports the economies of place and increasingly makes sense as the citizen-consumers increase in number and awareness. Nonetheless, despite the value of the short supply chains, some researchers have reacted sceptically to the irrational optimism around this sales structure. A close relationship with consumers does not imply more profit or exchange fairness by definition. In fact, increasing marketing costs must be considered and there is still information asymmetry, and the profiteering farmers could take advantage of the consumer trust. Through data reduction we explored the farmers' motivation and perceived effects of participating in short food supply chains. We also analysed the location of farms along with their size, production, sale channels and the relative market share, as well as whether they adopted quality certifications. We found that the farmers that work within the short food supply chains opt for a sort of co-certification mechanism based on the consumer/producer relationships rather than opting for the quality certification. Furthermore, the multivariate analysis showed different motivations and perceptions of direct sales among farmers: those that were the largest and farthest from the point of sale, were positive toward the social values of short food supply chains, while the rest seemed less competitive and were more motivated by profit and survival. The results reaffirm that the local production may not be good per se, and the presence of profit and surviving-orientation to market should be considered a treat especially for the reputation of the whole system.

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Farmers' motivation and perceived effects of participating in short food supply chains: evidence from a North Italian survey

Demartini¹,

Gaviglio²,

Pirani³

2017

Agric. Econ. - Czech

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“…A large amount of literature can be found on the public marketplace (Everts et al., 2021; Morales, 2011; van Eck et al., 2020) that explores the formal and informal social dimension of the OMMs. Within this literature, economists (Brown, 2002; Nicolosi et al., 2019) have studied consumer preferences in the context of public food markets, but research focusing on the relationships between consumers and vendors has been almost absent (Brown, 2002) on OMMs, which are sometimes defined as nonsedentary or weekly markets (Payne, 2002; Pyle, 1971; Saili et al., 2007). Consensus about the definition of OMMs is lacking.…”

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The role of public administrations in promoting open municipal markets

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Bonet

Puig

2022

Urban Agric & Regnl Food Sys

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Agroecological transitions require steps to be taken to shorten food circuits that prioritize local food markets and their social dimension. Such a measure would include open municipal markets (OMMs) because of their role in promoting the social nature of the agroecological transitions. In rural areas, OMMs managed by public administrations are facing a major crisis. This paper aims to decipher the claims of the actors involved in the OMM crisis and to focus on strategies that could be taken by municipalities. Semistructured questionnaires, direct observations, and participative workshops with stallholders, consumers, local producers, and the researchers of the university were used to analyze social relationships within the framework of OMMs in the Province of Girona, Catalonia. The actors revealed a lack of connection between collectives and within the same group of stallholders. The absence of shared aspirations, along with the scant interest of public bodies in investing in the markets or recognizing their economic and social role, have all contributed to the current decline in OMMs. Open municipal markets are an active asset that are at risk of being abandoned in remote rural areas. If the actors in the market could collaborate, this would help to encourage the local economy and community cohesion and to actively promote the social dimension of the agroecological transitions.

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Review of farmers' markets

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Farmers' motivation and perceived effects of participating in short food supply chains: evidence from a North Italian survey

Farmers' motivation and perceived effects of participating in short food supply chains: evidence from a North Italian survey

The role of public administrations in promoting open municipal markets

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