Evaluating the Economic Impact of Farmers' Markets Using an Opportunity
                        Cost Framework

Hughes, David W.; Brown, Cheryl; Miller, Stacy; McConnell, Tom

doi:10.1017/s1074070800028091

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“…A more thorough accounting of the opportunity cost of resources and spending tied to LFSs is needed. The limited existing research that accounts for the opportunity cost for farmers' markets indicates that the reduction in economic impact is substantial (Hughes et al, 2008;Hughes & Isengildina-Massa, 2013). Further, the opportunity cost of inputs used in LFSs also should be considered.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Regional or local input-output models have been used to estimate the economic impact of LFS through specific marketing channels (e.g., farmers' markets (Hughes, Brown, Miller & McConnell, 2008); direct to institutional foodservice establishments (Thilmany, Gunter, & Sullins, 2011) or production potentials (Swenson, 2011)). In general, such models are in need of improvement to better reflect the constraints and impacts of LFSs.…”

Section: The Economic Impact Of Lfss Can Be Quantified and Is Substanmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Hughes et al (2008), for example, estimated that farmers' markets in West Virginia offered a net impact of 71 jobs. While the examined geographic area does shape these findings, results are also largely driven by the often-narrow range of activities considered as part of an LFS.…”

Section: The Economic Impact Of Lfss Can Be Quantified and Is Substanmentioning

confidence: 99%

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A Regional Economics–Based Research Agenda for Local Food Systems

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Hughes

2013

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The purported benefits of local food systems (LFSs) are extensive and diverse. While a growing general literature has considered various aspects of these systems, this set of issues has not been considered broadly from the perspective of regional economics -a field that is uniquely suited to assess local food systems and the policies that affect them. This commentary attempts to narrow this gap. Research topics are considered that would allow for improved examination of the extent to which LFS directly and indirectly engender local economic growth. Also incorporated are research ideas concerning how to determine the distribution of benefits (socially, across income class, and geographically). In this regard, suggestions are also made concerning how to remove some of the limitations found in current analytical approaches.

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Section: The Economic Impact Of Lfss Can Be Quantified and Is Substanmentioning

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A Regional Economics–Based Research Agenda for Local Food Systems

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Hughes

2013

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“…Local sales result in greater regional economic impacts when compared to food sales via traditional retail markets (Hughes, et al 2008;Hughes and Isengildina-Massa 2015;Jablonski, Schmit, and Kay 2016;Rossi, Johnson, and Hendrickson 2017). In addition to generating income for producers, they can also provide an economic boost to other local businesses that provide ancillary services to the sector.…”

Section: Overview Of Local Food Systemsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Missing the Boat? Measuring and Evaluating Local Groundfish Purchases by New England Institutions

O’Hara¹,

McClenachan²

2018

Journal of Ocean and Coastal Economics

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The development of local food markets has provided a critical economic opportunity for small farms in New England. The collapse of Gulf of Maine groundfish stocks has motivated an interest in developing similar marketing opportunities for wild-caught, locally abundant seafood. Institutions, particularly schools and colleges, have been identified as a strategic entry point in the supply chain for such products. However, there has been a dearth of research on this topic. We undertake a case study that evaluates purchases of local groundfish by schools and colleges in New England. First, we analyze recently developed secondary data to assess the propensity and frequency of local seafood purchases. We find that local seafood purchases by schools in New England are not widespread even among the subset of schools that are undertaking farm to school activities, and that schools that are purchasing local seafood are doing so infrequently. We also find that colleges have been more proactive in sourcing local seafood products. There is a high degree of state-level variation within New England, as institutions in states with relatively more prominent commercial fishing sectors are sourcing local seafood products to a relatively greater degree. Further, colleges explicitly expressed that technical assistance in sourcing sustainable seafood products would be most beneficial in regions where there was less available supply. Second, to draw further inferences about the sustainability of local seafood purchases, we report the results of seafood procurement procedures from New England colleges. We find that these colleges source a wide variety of local groundfish principally for on-campus dining and that they place high value on seafood certification schemes as guidance for making sustainable purchases. We conclude by reviewing how data collection methods for local agricultural markets could be modified with regard to seafood distribution systems.

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“…Although many FM studies focus on the economic impact of FMs (Hughes et al 2008), or on effective marketing or advertisement techniques (Baker et al 2009;Berry et al 2013), few highlight how governance might influence these techniques. Gantla and Lev (2016) examined ownership structures of FMs in Oregon and found that 2 These concepts are derived from Marjorie Kelly's Architecture of Ownership the foundation of her Generative Ownership concept (Kelly 2012).…”

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confidence: 99%