Buy local, pollute less: What drives households to join a community supported farm?

B-Tier
Journal: Ecological Economics
Year: 2009
Volume: 68
Issue: 5
Pages: 1488-1495

Score contribution per author:

0.670 = (α=2.01 / 3 authors) × 1.0x B-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

This paper examines which factors determine the participation of households in long term contracting with local farmers. Are households motivated by reducing the environmental impacts of their food consumption? A discrete-choice model of community supported agriculture (CSA) participation is applied to a sample of 264 French households. The findings suggest that difficult-to-measure attributes, notably environmental considerations play a major role in explaining CSA participation.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolec:v:68:y:2009:i:5:p:1488-1495
Journal Field
Environment
Author Count
3
Added to Database
2026-01-24