Economic Feasibility of Small Scale Vegetable Production and Retailing in Rural Communities

Jon T. Biermacher, Steve Upson, David C. Miller and Dusty Pittman

No 34871, 2007 Annual Meeting, February 4-7, 2007, Mobile, Alabama from Southern Agricultural Economics Association

Abstract: Economic information about the feasibility of producing and retailing vegetables in rural communities is limited. The objectives were to determine actual net return from producing and retailing a mix of produce in a rural community, and to determine if consumers were willing to pay differentiated prices for the locally-grown vegetables.

Keywords: Crop; Production/Industries (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 22
Date: 2007
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.34871

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