Kacz Károly

Miklósné Varga Anita

Troján Szabolcs

English

University of Szeged

24  PRODUCERS IN SHORT FOOD SUPPLY CHAINS AND THE ROLE OF LOCAL FARMERS' MARKETS IN SALES Szabolcs Troján1*, Károly Kacz2, Anita Miklósné Varga3 1,2associate professor, 3assistant professor, Department of Agricultural Economics, Albert Kázmér Agricultural Faculty, Széchenyi István University, Mosonmagyaróvár, HUNGARY  *corresponding author: trojan.szabolcs@sze.hu  Recently, there has been a growing interest in local farmers' markets as the most significant areas of short food supply chains (SFSCs). The current study primarily focused on these market locations as the most important local food systems. In the course of our research, we conducted a questionnaire survey involving small producers operating in the county of Győr-Moson-So-pron and selling at local farmers' markets. The three locations of the surveys were the “Szige-tköz Szatyor” farmers’ markets, approximately 4,000 customers and 25 producers (food prod-ucts) participated. The number of completed questionnaires was 24 from the producer side and 125 from the consumer side. Within the framework of this study, in relation to the circle of producers, the method of farming, the viability (sustainability) of the economy, the role of direct sales, the forms of sales and their frequency, and the distance of delivery were part of the anal-ysis. More than half of the respondents indicated the conventional way of farming. According to the producers, the eco/bio cultivation method appears only to a limited extent. Contrary to our hypothesis, the proportion of those who gave the highest values to the question about the viability of the economy was outstanding. The respondents consider the role of direct sales to be particularly important. Examining the forms and frequency of sales, it can be stated that the farmers' market is one of the main location for sales on a weekly and occasional (monthly) basis. Regarding the delivery distance, almost half of the respondents deliver within a radius of 50 km, but they consider longer distances to be acceptable. Overall, based on the opinions of the surveyed producers, the role of farmers' markets is prominent within the SFSC sales meth-ods, and this might be true for the future as well.   

Producers in short food supply chains and the role of local farmers' markets in sales : [abstract]

http://acta.bibl.u-szeged.hu/84144/1/wellmann_abstracts_2023_024.pdf

Producers in short food supply chains and the role of local farmers' markets in sales : [abstract]

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