Brian Asamoah at The Cleveland Regional Opening - ELEVENWARRIORS.COM
The development of local and regional food production systems.
The desire to eat fresh food with more flavor, to know where food comes from and how it was produced, eat seasonal products or even to help farmers get better prices for their produce Many factors stimulate consumers to find new ways to even buy food, many producers want to add value to their production and to diversify the way to sell products.
In France, what we call the food distribution shorting detail with a few steps between producers and consumers is attracting more and more consumers who want to eat high quality food Usually farmers use retail short circuit in conjunction with other food sales methods.
Two types of shorting trade can distinguish direct sales from the producer directly sells his produce to the consumer; indirect sales there is a way, but not more, between the farmer and the consumer Ex farmer sells directly to a restaurant or a supermarket.
In 2010, in France, about 21 farmers sold their products through short circuit details This rate is higher for certain specialized products.
Selling through short circuit detail allows farmers to increase their profit margins, reduce transportation costs, it also creates jobs in rural areas; In fact, the producers who sell their product sales to short-circuit detail employ twice as many workers as conventional farmers Usually farmers use retail shorts in conjunction with other methods of selling food sales by selling short circuit detail also establish a closer relationship between producers and consumers, which is a national program objectives for the French diet.
In this context, the French government launched an action plan in June 2009 to support this new method of sale.
Various websites are available to help consumers buy local or regional food through shorting retails Farmers can connect and sell their products online or just being indexed on the site is a first step to a healthier, more sustainable way to provide food.
The main farm level through the sale by selling short circuit detail.
If you live in a rural area or take a vacation in the countryside, you can stop at a farm to buy food Fifty percent of farmers who sell at retail by short circuits are also engaged in direct sales to farm level.
In addition, many farms are also welcoming tourists for a night or more, it is a good opportunity to learn about agriculture and flavored taste homemade dishes It is also a good way to educate people about the French gastronomic heritage, part of the French national program for food another example, France is popular for its wine.
Therefore wine tourism, which allows consumers to visit wineries to buy wine directly from the winery to learn about the wine making process, taste and quality with regional flavor, is promoted by the French government .
In France, almost every town or village has its food weekly market is in the streets, local food and fresh and usability can be found at the rendezvous in 2007, about 1 000 farms were affected and 100,000 consumers shopped at these markets on a regular basis These markets are the second mode of retailing through the short circuit.
An original way to get local food or AMAP Association of farmers and consumers to maintain family farming.
Consumers who subscribe to an AMAP commit to buying a specific farmer for a period of six months or more time Then, each week, the farmer gives a cart with vegetables, fruits, eggs, meat, dairy or fish products under contract are generally much wider than in a supermarket, but the advantage goes to the farmer not forget that the consumer enjoys high quality and fresh products.
Ten years after the creation of the first AMAP, there are now more than 1,600 chapters AMAP in France and 70,000 customers Even in Paris, 150 chapters exist AMAP fresh, local food is not only for those who live in the country.
Farmers can also sell their products to their supermarket town, small grocery stores or restaurants is the third by the sale by selling short circuit retail, 20 to 40 producers.
Finally, try local and regional food There are many choices for all tastes.
For more information Welcome to the farm to find a website where a night on the farm or simply buy locally grown food.
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