HOW LOCAL IS LOCAL: CASE STUDY OF PRAGUE FARMERS’ MARKET

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Result language
angličtina
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HOW LOCAL IS LOCAL: CASE STUDY OF PRAGUE FARMERS’ MARKET
Original language description
Farmers markets offering locally grown produce are meant by vendors as key to build self-reliant food economies, support local farmers, reduce energy use, and provide high quality fresh fruits and vegetables. By purchasing fresh, organic, local products at farmers markets, consumers satisfy not only their current concerns for nutrition and health but as well the well-being of the society and support the local community. The objective of this paper is to determine how local the products are at farmers markets through a case study of Prague (Czech Republic). The study was conducted on a sample of 125 farmers markets products. Based on the analysis of 127 products from the farmers markets in Prague, it can be said that the distance from the destination of their origin is from 1 km to 838 km. The most local products sold at the farmers markets are vegetable and bakery products. Beyond that the least local products are wine, beer, meat and sausages. According to the regional labelling rules, regional food
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Publication year
2018
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Article name in the collection
AGRARIAN PERSPECTIVES XXVII. FOOD SAFETY – FOOD SECURITY. PROCEEDINGS of the 27th International Scientific Conference
ISBN
978-80-213-2890-7
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Number of pages
7
Pages from-to
7-13
Publisher name
Czech University of Life Sciences Prague
Place of publication
Czech University of Life Sciences Prague
Event location
Czech University of Life Sciences Prague
Event date
Sep 19, 2018
Type of event by nationality
WRD - Celosvětová akce
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