The Food System and You Agriculture is the underlying foundation of our food system. We use the term food system to describe the interdependent relationships among food production, distribution, and consumption. Understanding the relationship between natural resources, societal and cultural factors, and technology help us understand the food system. Figure 1 illustrates the complexity inherent ...

by Jonathan W. Palmer and J. Scott Johnston The University of Oklahoma distribution was putting together the bulletins on paper, which were around 25 pages long, and mailing them to customers. The whole process took anywhere from a few days to two or three weeks for international customers. Fruit of the Loom has around 50 wholesalers nationwide to ship its goods in bulk to thousands of silkscre...

This paper considers vertical price relationships between wholesalers and retailers on five local maize markets in Benin. We show that if the common factor and the long-run disequilibrium error are not explicitly taken into account in testing the channel model, one can easily be wrong about how restrictions on the error-correction structure must be interpreted in terms of economic power in the ...

This research analyzes incentives for new tangerine farmers by different intermediaries in Tuban, Indonesia. Direct interviews and a survey were conducted 2014 2015 with farmers, Bakul (small local collectors), wholesalers, middlemen, the government office. New Tuban use three alternative logistic routes: and/or Tebasan system, Ijon system. study found that obtain over twice margins when they s...

A follow-up study on the quality of maize for sale in West African public markets was carried out in Benin and Niger from August 15-28, 2013. Complementing the earlier study, this present assessment included not only retailers but also wholesalers and maize producers. Samples were evaluated for parameters related to the physical quality of the maize and for aflatoxin contamination. Most maize v...

A survey of marine life wholesalers was initiated in 1999 as a first step towards understanding the nature of Florida’s marine life industry, the demand for Florida products, and the need for changes in the way the industry is regulated. Florida firms deal primarily in marine species and collect much of their own product. Wholesalers outside of Florida handle more freshwater species and purchas...