8240 1 archive 4832 disk0/00/00/82/40 2006-04-28 2009-08-20 14:32:04 2009-08-20 14:32:04 conference_item show 0 en uk uk-cor-2002 uk-aberystwyth 26-28 March 2002 UK Organic Research 2002 Conference of the Colloquium of Organic Researchers (COR) Aberystwyth never 0 TRUE paper Beckie Mary Anne Midmore Peter Foster Carolyn pub 9research 5markets 1community rural policy; community development; marketing initiatives; OMIs; Colloquium of Organic Researchers (COR) This paper was presented at the UK Organic Research 2002 Conference of the Colloquium of Organic Researchers (COR). European rural policy faces economic, environmental and demographic challenges. Its recent development has shifted emphasis towards agri-environmental schemes and support for organic farming, refinement of structural funding programmes, and Community Initiatives such as LEADER. At the same time, a transformation and refinement in consumer demand for food is leading to greater market emphasis on the health, environmental conservation and ethical qualities of products. An appropriate alignment of marketing systems, taking advantage of these trends, could also potentially benefit development in rural areas, with both economic and broader implications. This paper presents a framework for the study of organic marketing initiatives (OMIs), their interaction with the communities and overall environment of the regions in which they are located, with the aim of improving the capacity of organic agriculture to generate positive social, economic and environmental effects on rural development, which are of particular policy relevance in the peripheral, disadvantaged regions of Europe. 2002 published Proceedings of the UK Organic Research 2002 Conference Organic Centre Wales, Institute of Rural Studies, University of Wales Aberystwyth Powell Jane et al. Cook M.A. (1995). The future of US agricultural cooperatives: a neo-institutional approach. American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 77, 1153-1159. Creswell J.W. (1998). Qualitative Inquiry and Research Design: Choosing Among FiveTtraditions. Thousand Oaks, London: Sage Publications. Roberts B; Stimson R.J. (1998). Multi-sectoral qualitative analysis: a tool for assessing the competitiveness of regions and formulating strategies for economic development. Annals of Regional Science 32, 469-494. Stake, R.E. (1995). The Art of Case Study Research. Thousand Oaks, London: Sage Publications. van der Ploeg JD; Renting H; Brunori G; Knickel K; Mannion J; Marsden T; de Roest K; Sevilla- Guzman E; Ventura F; (2000) Rural development: from practices and policies towards theory. Sociologia Ruralis 40, 391-409. Yin RK (1994) Case Study Research: Design and Methods. Thousand Oaks, London: Sage Publications, 2nd edn. public 317-321 6137 1 8240 1 application/pdf en public

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