Agricultural manufacturing and rural development

Factors other than profit maximization motives may influence food manufacturing firms' decision to locate in rural places. Quality of life, access to raw agricultural inputs and connection to community are factors most likely to contribute to rural firm location decision. Value-added manufactur...

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Main Author: Sheridan, Claire
Other Authors: Jablonski, Becca, Bonanno, Alessandro., Colorado State University. Regional Economic Development Institute.
Format: Electronic
Language: English
Published: Fort Collins, Colo. : Colorado State University, Regional Economic Development Institute, 2018.
Physical Description: 1 online resource (2 unnumbered pages) : illustration, maps.
Series: REDI report (Colorado State University. Regional Economic Development Institute) ; 2018, December.
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Summary: Factors other than profit maximization motives may influence food manufacturing firms' decision to locate in rural places. Quality of life, access to raw agricultural inputs and connection to community are factors most likely to contribute to rural firm location decision. Value-added manufacturing supports backwards linkages in the supply chain, with potential indirect economic impacts for agricultural firms and rural communities.
Item Description: "December 2018."
Factors other than profit maximization motives may influence food manufacturing firms' decision to locate in rural places. Quality of life, access to raw agricultural inputs and connection to community are factors most likely to contribute to rural firm location decision. Value-added manufacturing supports backwards linkages in the supply chain, with potential indirect economic impacts for agricultural firms and rural communities.
Physical Description: 1 online resource (2 unnumbered pages) : illustration, maps.