Resident perspectives on local food system performance and development priorities: A pilot analysis of the local food vitality index

Rossi, Jairus; Woods, Tim; Davis, Alison F.

doi:10.1080/26883597.2020.1854037

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“…The revised survey is what we used for both the 2019 and 2022 survey efforts. More detailed discussions of survey development are covered in separate publications [16,39].…”

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The Impact of COVID-19 on Consumer Perceptions of Local Food Market Channels

Rossi

2024

Sustainability

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The COVID-19 pandemic had a profound impact on food systems. Despite disrupting conventional markets—such as grocery stores—farmers that focused on short supply chains found new market opportunities. As consumers increasingly became concerned with the safety of in-person shopping, some turned to purchasing directly from farmers and markets that carried products marketed as local, organic, and/or sustainable. With these changes in mind, I ask how consumer perceptions of local food systems (LFSs) changed in the two years after COVID-19. If consumers are more aware of local markets, farmers might reorient production to focus on local supply chains and sustainable production methods. To evaluate consumer perceptions, I use survey responses from residents in five communities in the US South in 2019 and 2022. Using a treatment effects model with propensity score matching, I show that residents became more aware of most local market channels, such as specialty retail stores and Community Supported Agriculture (CSA). Some residents were also more likely to have a positive perception of markets that provide fresh vegetables to low-income residents. Finally, residents wanted more investment into markets that make fresh, local products more available, such as community-owned groceries and CSA.

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“…The revised survey is what we used for both the 2019 and 2022 survey efforts. More detailed discussions of survey development are covered in separate publications [16,39].…”

Section: Survey Designmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Impact of COVID-19 on Consumer Perceptions of Local Food Market Channels

Rossi

2024

Sustainability

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“…The main components of current definitions include the following: the distance traveled for food (between 10 and 31 miles and up to 400 miles) (Adams & Adams, 2011;Martinez et al, 2010); the driving hours (e.g., within six to seven hours) (Zepeda & Leviten-Reid, 2004); the geographic boundaries (e.g., given countries, regions, states) (Conner et al, 2009); the regional specialties (Adams, 2018); and the marketing distribution channels (e.g., farmers' markets, farm retailers) (Bavorovaet al, 2016) as well as foods related to emotions or relationships (e.g., foods from one's hometown, neighbors, or relatives) (Feldmann & Hamm, 2015). Local food systems are complex sets of relationships between farmers, residents, market venues, intermediating institutions, social values, and agricultural landscapes and they are also, by definition, locally unique (Rossi and Woods, 2023).…”

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Determinants of intention buying local foods: a conceptual framework

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Tunjung Sari,

Bahri

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Consuming food from the area has grown in popularity. Local foods have positive effects on the environment, economy, society, and health. In particular, we investigate how consumer beliefs about locavorism is predicted by antecedent factors (i.e., values of collectivistic and individualistic). We also investigate how locavorism is predicted by consumer travel behavior and city branding. We also look at how these sets of beliefs affect consumer attitudes toward and intentions to buy local foods in Special Region of Yogyakarta. By addressing the antecedents of locavorism and placing the constructs of locavorism within an integrated network of antecedents and effects, this study closes a research gap in the field of local food research. We use 9-point scales for questionnaire, which is a novelty in this study, where previous studies used 7 scales. The 9-point scales are used to rate as closely as possible the respondent's response to what is described. This study's conclusions have ramifications for regional food marketers.

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