| The Role of Local Food Systems in U.S. Farm Policy Contributor(s): Congressional Research Service (Author) |
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ISBN: 1511411430 ISBN-13: 9781511411431 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $14.44 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 2015 |
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| BISAC Categories: - Reference |
| Physical Information: 0.14" H x 8.5" W x 11.02" (0.40 lbs) 68 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Sales of locally produced foods comprise a small but growing part of U.S. agricultural sales. USDA estimates that farm-level value of local food sales totaled about $4.8 billion in 2008, or about 1.6% of the U.S. market for agricultural products. An estimated total of 107,000 farms are engaged in local food systems, or about 5% of all U.S. farms. |