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FOODSHED [1 record]

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Record 1 2018-07-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Food Industries
  • Agricultural Economics
  • Collaboration with the FAO
DEF

The geographical area in which food for a particular city or population is produced ...

OBS

The term is used to describe a region of food flows, from the area where it is produced, to the place where it is consumed, including: the land it grows on, the route it travels, the markets it passes through, and the tables it ends up on.

Key term(s)
  • food shed

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie de l'alimentation
  • Économie agricole
  • Collaboration avec la FAO
DEF

Aire géographique desservant une agglomération en produits agroalimentaires.

OBS

Il s'agit d'un concept similaire à celui de bassin versant pour les cours d'eau, qui prend en considération les flux de matières de leur origine à leur destination finale.

Spanish

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