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Does it make sense to buy locally produced organic products?

Vanzetti, David and Wynen, Els (2002) Does it make sense to buy locally produced organic products? In: Hall, D. and Moffit, J. (Eds.) Economics of Pesticides, Sustainable Food Production and Organic Food Markets. Elsevier, Amsterdam, chapter 9, pp. 195-208.

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Summary

Enthusiasts of the organically grown food industry often espouse a preference for produce grown in the local region, and suggest that consumers should buy locally produced organic products. One reason consumers buy organic products is to improve the environment. There is a perception that transporting foods long distances is wasteful, in part because transport costs are not appropriately priced to include all externalities. Does this make sense?
The focus of this paper is to examine conceptually how trade can contribute to a more environmentally-sound way of supplying agricultural products to consumers, even when transport costs are adequately taken into account. An example from the international wheat trade illustrates this point.


EPrint Type:Book chapter
Keywords:organic agriculture, transport, trade, wheat
Subjects: Food systems > Markets and trade
Research affiliation:Australia > Eco Landuse Systems
Related Links:http://www.elspl.com.au/
Deposited By: Wynen, Dr Els
ID Code:3115
Deposited On:23 Aug 2004
Last Modified:12 Apr 2010 07:29
Document Language:English
Status:Published
Refereed:Not peer-reviewed

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