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FOOD SUPPLY CHAIN

Between farmers and consumers

Nature Food volume 2, pages 392–393 (2021)Cite this article

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A global analysis of consumer expenditure along the food supply chain indicates the importance of post-farmgate activities and how socioeconomic indicators may affect it.

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