The Geographical Distance between Producers and Consumers of the Organic Street Markets: The Case of Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Isabela Kopperschmidt de Oliveira, Leise Kelli de Oliveira, Maria Rosa Amorim Faria Lisboa, Ellen Caroline Nunes Madalon, Luiza Fleury de Freitas and Augusto Cezar Peres Filho
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Isabela Kopperschmidt de Oliveira: Department of Transportation and Geotechnical Engineering, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte 31270-010, Brazil
Leise Kelli de Oliveira: Department of Transportation and Geotechnical Engineering, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte 31270-010, Brazil
Maria Rosa Amorim Faria Lisboa: Department of Transportation and Geotechnical Engineering, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte 31270-010, Brazil
Ellen Caroline Nunes Madalon: Department of Transportation and Geotechnical Engineering, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte 31270-010, Brazil
Luiza Fleury de Freitas: Department of Transportation and Geotechnical Engineering, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte 31270-010, Brazil
Augusto Cezar Peres Filho: Department of Transportation and Geotechnical Engineering, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte 31270-010, Brazil

Logistics, 2021, vol. 5, issue 2, 1-15

Abstract: The organic street markets are considered a short food supply chain, and their importance gained new proportions since COVID-19 brought difficulties to the traditional supply chain. The organic street markets represent a place to sell the product for organic family farmers and an opportunity to obtain better quality and variety of organic products at a lower price. This work aimed to analyze the geographical distance from producers and consumers of organic street markets in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, identifying the organic street market characteristics that influence the organic consumers. The research methods used descriptive statistics, a chi-squared test, and the measurement of the geographical distance. Results allowed us to conclude the organic street markets with more producers attract more consumers and consumers willing to travel long distances. Additionally, the factors related to a street market location, product, and consumer behavior are associated. Finally, results indicated the location of organic street markets contributes to displacements by non-motorized modes. The results indicated that the organic street market characteristics can contribute to a sustainable, short, organic food supply chain in Belo Horizonte.

Keywords: organic food; short supply chain; organic street market; producers; consumers; spatial analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: L8 L80 L81 L86 L87 L9 L90 L91 L92 L93 L98 L99 M1 M10 M11 M16 M19 R4 R40 R41 R49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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