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An Analysis of the Potential for Increased Direct Marketing of Small Fruits and Vegetables in Three West Virginia Counties

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 May 2017

Lewis W. Jett
Lewis W. Jett*
Affiliation:
Division of Resource Management, College of Agriculture and Forestry, Morgantown, WV
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Agricultural activities in three West Virginia counties were analyzed to determine their potential for increased direct marketing activities. For each county, the main type of agricultural enterprise was examined and compared with the direct marketing of small fruits and vegetables. The benefits of direct marketing combined with the present form of agriculture in these three West Virginia counties will be presented and discussed.

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Northeastern Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics , Volume 14 , Issue 2 , October 1985 , pp. 211 - 217
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Copyright © 1985 Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association 

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Footnotes

This paper was the first place winner of the 1985 NAREA Undergraduate Essay Contest.

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