Alternative Agri-food Networks (AAFNs) to Enhance Food Safety in China
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This paper gives an overview of Chinese food safety problem during recent seven years and whether the Alternative Agri-food Networks (AAFNs) probably enhance food safety in China mainly in a business perspective. Both economic analysis and empirical results are provided to answer several crucial questions related with Chinese food safety problem.
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