The role of the Regional Cooperative Westerkwartier as a food chain agent in the regional food chain

Marcel van der Werf; Willem Foorthuis; Sabine Lutz

The role of the Regional Cooperative Westerkwartier as a food chain agent in the regional food chain

Vertaalde titel van de bijdrage: De rol van de regio coöperatie Westerkwartier als een voedselketen regisseur in de regionale voedselketen

Marcel van der Werf, Willem Foorthuis, Sabine Lutz

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Vertaalde titel van de bijdrage	De rol van de regio coöperatie Westerkwartier als een voedselketen regisseur in de regionale voedselketen
Originele taal-2	English
Pagina's (van-tot)	1 - 10
Tijdschrift	Archives of applied science research
Volume	9
Nummer van het tijdschrift	3
Status	Published - 28 aug. 2017

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voedselketens
regionale economie

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REFRAME: REFRAME - towards a regional food frame
Groeneveld, M. (PI), Foorthuis, W. (PI), van der Werf, M. (PI) & Manickam, A. (PI)
3/01/16 → 30/04/19
Project: Research

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Ontwikkel een business model voor de circulaire keten
van der Werf, M., 7 jun. 2017
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Voorbeeld onderzoek DCO: de regionale voedselketen
Foorthuis, W., 11 sep. 2015. 1 blz.
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Ontwikkel een business model voor de circulaire keten

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