Farmers Markets: Market Attributes, Market Managers and Other Factors Determining Success

Vista sencilla de ítem
dc.creatorRimal, Arbindra
dc.creatorOnyango, Benjamin M.
dc.creatorBailey, Jessica
dc.date2017-04-01T19:31:59Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-09T05:11:47Z
dc.descriptionThe objective of the study is to examine factors affecting the organization and success of farmers markets. A survey was conducted among vendors and market managers in Missouri. The preliminary results indicated that location of the farmers market, absence of wholesalers, and degree of supervision by market managers, market managers household attribute including children in the household determined level of success. Level of success was represented by number of vendor participation at the peak of the season. Farmer market attributes including parking spaces and petting zoos played crucial role in bringing in patrons, therefore increasing vendor participation. Uniform pricing policy was important to attract more vendors.
dc.identifierdoi:10.22004/ag.econ.61651
dc.identifierhttps://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/61651/files/FarmersMarket_aaea_10.pdf
dc.identifierhttp://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/61651
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/560308
dc.languageeng
dc.publisher
dc.sourcehttp://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/61651
dc.titleFarmers Markets: Market Attributes, Market Managers and Other Factors Determining Success
dc.typeText

Archivos

Colecciones

University of Minnesota