£81.99

Local Food Systems: Background, Federal Policies & Programs (Agriculture Issues and Policies)

Production, Manufacturing & Operational

Price data checked 6 days ago

View at Amazon

Price History & Forecast

Last 85 days • 85 data points (No recent data available)

Historical

Generating forecast...

Price Distribution

Price distribution over 85 days • 1 price levels

Days at Price

Price Analysis

Most common price: £82 (85 days, 100.0%)

Price range: £82 - £82

Price levels: 1 different prices over 85 days

Description

Sales of locally produced foods comprise a small but growing part of U.S. agricultural sales. Estimates vary, but they indicate that local food sales total between $4 billion and $12 billion annually. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) estimates that local food sales totaled $6.1 billion in 2012, reflecting sales from nearly 164,000 farmers selling locally marketed foods. This represents 8% of U.S. farms and an estimated 1.5% of the value of total U.S. agricultural production. Most (85%) of all local food farms are smaller in size, with gross annual revenues under $75,000. Local and regional food systems generally refer to agricultural production and marketing that occurs within a certain geographic proximity (between farmer and consumer) or that involves certain social or supply chain characteristics in producing food (such as small family farms, urban gardens, or farms using sustainable agriculture practices). Some perceive locally sourced foods as fresher and higher in quality compared to some other readily available foods and also believe that purchasing local foods helps support local farm economies and/or farmers that use certain production practices that are perceived to be more environmentally sustainable. However, no such standards or practices are required under federal programs that support local foods. This book provides background information on many of the type of operations engaged in the U.S. local and regional food system; highlights some of the available resources within existing federal programs administered by USDA and other agencies; and discusses some of the legislative options that have been previously proposed by Congress and intended to broaden support for local and regional food systems.

Product Specifications

Format: paperback
ASIN: 1536102725
Category: Books > Subjects > Science, Nature & Maths > Engineering & Technology > Production, Manufacturing & Operational
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 01 December 2016
Listed Since: 21 September 2016

Barcode

No barcode data available

Local Food Systems: Background, Federal Policies & Programs (Agriculture Issues and Policies)

Price History & Forecast

Price Distribution

Price Analysis

Description

Product Specifications

Barcode

Similar Products You Might Like

Local Food Systems: Background & Issues (Agriculture Issues and Policies)

Agriculture and Food (Agriculture Issues and Policies)

International Food Assistance - Nova Science Pub Inc Book

Economics of the Food System

U.S. Food Marketing: Issues & Changes (Agriculture Issues and Policies)

Organic Food: Economics and Issues (Agriculture Issues and Policies Series)

Small Farms in the United States (America in the 21st Century: Political and Economic Issues)

Local Food Systems in Old Industrial Regions: Concepts, Spatial Context, and Local Practices (The Dynamics of Economic Space)

Future Food Systems: Exploring Global Production, Processing, Distribution and Consumption

Socio-Metabolic Perspectives on the Sustainability of Local Food Systems: Insights for Science, Policy and Practice: 7 (Human-Environment Interactions, 7)

Farm Economic Issues

Civic Engagement in Food System Governance: A comparative perspective of American and British local food movements (Routledge Studies in Food, Society and the Environment)

Sustainable Agriculture for Food Security: A Global Perspective

Feeding Cities: Improving local food access, security, and resilience (Routledge Studies in Food, Society and the Environment)

Urban and Regional Agriculture: Building Resilient Food Systems

Agriculture, Food, and Food Security: Some Contemporary Global Issues (Agricultural Issues and Policies)

Agricultural Systems: Economics, Technology, and Diversity

The Farm Bill: Current Law, Budget Issues and Legislative Actions

Long-Term Farming Systems Research: Ensuring Food Security in Changing Scenarios

Economics of Agriculture and Natural Resources

A Multi-Billion-Dollar Opportunity: re-purposing agricultural support to transform food systems

Routledge Local Food and Community Development Book

Offshore Aquaculture in the US: Issues & Economics (Fish, Fishing & Fisheries Series) (Fish, Fishing and Fisheries)

Sustainability of European Food Quality Schemes: Multi-Performance, Structure, and Governance of PDO, PGI, and Organic Agri-Food Systems