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Opportunities for Local Food Distribution Systems | |
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From the Jan, 30, 2012 Issue of Agri-News | |
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| | According to the most current Statistics Canada data, the total food expenditures by Alberta households were $10.7 billion in 2009. One-third of Albertan households surveyed said they would buy more food grown or made in Alberta if it was convenient and identifiable (Alternative Agricultural Markets in Alberta 2008).
North American research demonstrates growth potential through community food assessments, locally produced food tracking studies, and food enterprise case studies. Recent research indicates that a profitable local food system includes:
- innovative market channels
- mentorship programs
- supply scale up by coordinated production
- alternative financing
- farm and food business incubators
- food hubs that employ food storage, aggregation and novel distribution
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For more information about the content of this document, contact Lee Anne Bateman.
This document is maintained by Leslie Simpson.
This information published to the web on January 25, 2012.
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