Socioeconomic aspects of farmers’ markets in Sweden
(2010) p.103-118- Abstract
Consumer awareness regarding food production and food content is steadily growing. An alternative to the current model of global food chains is local production of food and local sales of food at farmers’ markets. This chapter assesses the social and economic benefits of farmers’ markets both for the farmers taking part in the markets and for the consumers purchasing the products on sale. The development of the farmers’ market concept-Bondens egen Marknad-in Stockholm in 2000 followed success stories from the UK and USA. The chapter evaluates the economic and social aspects of farmers’ markets in two Swedish cities, Malmo and Halmstad. It demonstrates that the environmental impact of tomatoes brought to the UK from Spain is smaller than... (More)
Consumer awareness regarding food production and food content is steadily growing. An alternative to the current model of global food chains is local production of food and local sales of food at farmers’ markets. This chapter assesses the social and economic benefits of farmers’ markets both for the farmers taking part in the markets and for the consumers purchasing the products on sale. The development of the farmers’ market concept-Bondens egen Marknad-in Stockholm in 2000 followed success stories from the UK and USA. The chapter evaluates the economic and social aspects of farmers’ markets in two Swedish cities, Malmo and Halmstad. It demonstrates that the environmental impact of tomatoes brought to the UK from Spain is smaller than tomatoes grown in the UK in heated greenhouses. The markets present a tremendous opportunity to act as an outlet for locally produced food products.
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- author
- Nilsson, Helen LU and Mont, Oksana LU
- organization
- publishing date
- 2010
- type
- Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding
- publication status
- published
- subject
- host publication
- System Innovation for Sustainability 3 : Case Studies in Sustainable Consumption and Production - Food and Agriculture - Case Studies in Sustainable Consumption and Production - Food and Agriculture
- editor
- Tischner, U. ; Stø, E. ; Kjærnes, U. and Tukker, A.
- pages
- 16 pages
- publisher
- Routledge
- external identifiers
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- scopus:85133078871
- ISBN
- 9781906093242
- 9781351279369
- DOI
- 10.4324/9781351279369-6
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
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- date added to LUP
- 2016-04-04 10:16:38
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- 2024-03-06 10:50:45
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author = {{Nilsson, Helen and Mont, Oksana}},
booktitle = {{System Innovation for Sustainability 3 : Case Studies in Sustainable Consumption and Production - Food and Agriculture}},
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title = {{Socioeconomic aspects of farmers’ markets in Sweden}},
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