Foodshed
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-002628
The geographical area delimiting local and/or regional production, transport, marketing, delivery and supply of food to a population, analogous to a watershed in its description of a geographical food system.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-002628 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Economics, Trade, Law, Business, Industry |
| Synonyms | food shed; food-shed |
| References | NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0) |
| See also | Agricultural economics; Farm to fork; Local food systems; Food availability; Food production; Food transport; Food marketing; Food security; Food supply chain; Sustainable agriculture; Agricultural land |
| Translations | Spanish: cuenca alimentaria |
Record as JSON
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"id": "MLC-T-AGR-002628",
"term": "Foodshed",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "The geographical area delimiting local and/or regional production, transport, marketing, delivery and supply of food to a population, analogous to a watershed in its description of a geographical food system.",
"synonyms": [
"food shed",
"food-shed"
],
"subject": "Economics, Trade, Law, Business, Industry",
"see_also": [
"agricultural economics",
"farm to fork",
"local food systems",
"food availability",
"food production",
"food transport",
"food marketing",
"food security",
"food supply chain",
"sustainable agriculture",
"agricultural land"
],
"references": [
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "cuenca alimentaria"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/foodshed/"
}
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