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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Concept Breadcrumbs

Fields of Study > economics > agricultural economics > foodshed
Economics, Trade, Law, Business, Industry > economics > agricultural economics > foodshed
Preferred Term:

foodshed

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.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
agricultural economics
Related Concepts:
Entry Terms:
  • food shed
  • food-shed
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/137825
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