Organic farmers and conventional distribution systems: the recent expansion of the organic food market in Denmark

Article Abstract:

The increase in organic farming in Denmark since the mid-1980s is due to the formation of marketing cooperative between organic farmers, state agencies, and traditional farmers, distributors and retailers. This has increased production and the sale of organic products. A distribution system managed by professional distributors has solved the problem of transporting organic goods using conventional distribution systems. The sale of organic foods by supermarkets such as FDS, Dansk Supermarket and Irma has also contributed to the expansion of the organic market.

Denmark, Supermarkets, Marketing cooperatives, Organic farming

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Farmers' markets and the local community: bridging the formal and informal economy

Article Abstract:

Farmers' markets make it possible for individual entrepreneurs to make contributions to the local economy in the form of goods and services which are unavailable in the formal, mass market. Producers and consumers are on an even footing which strengthens local identity and togetherness. The study investigates the features and operations of three types of vendors namely, full-time growers, part-time grower artisans and craftspeople.

Community development, Farmers' markets

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Family farmers should move toward the animal welfare movement

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Family farms have less to fear from the animal protection movement than from agribusiness, which raises the alarm about animal activists. The diverse animal protection movement is largely friendly to those who raise and treat livestock well; big business inherently treats animals worse. The greatest threat to the small farmer is the animal factory, which is the proper target for concerned activists.

Agricultural industry, Political aspects, Animal rights movement, Family farms

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