http://orgprints.org/6180/ Local food supply chain: a case of rural food processing firms and catering business in Finland The subject of this paper is the integration of food production and processing, distribution, and consumption on local markets in rural areas. We approach this integration from the point of view of an alternative food supply chain, a local food system as an example. The data were gathered through semistructured interviews with 12 entrepreneurs and 9 representatives of institutional food service units and restaurants in Eastern Finland. Forsman, Sari Paananen, Jaana 5markets 4processing mtt Local food supply chain: a case of rural food processing firms and catering business in Finland 2005-11-03 Forsman, Sari and Paananen, Jaana (2002) Local food supply chain: a case of rural food processing firms and catering business in Finland. NJF-seminar no. 327, Copenhagen, Denmark, 20-21 August 2001. In: Magid, Jakob; Granstedt, Artur; Dýrmundsson, Ólafur; Kahiluoto, Helena and Ruissen, Theo (Eds.) Urban areas - rural areas and recycling - the organic way forward?, Danish Research Centre for Organic Farming, pp. 71-80. Magid, Jakob Granstedt, Artur Dýrmundsson, Ólafur Kahiluoto, Helena Ruissen, Theo application/pdf