Completed Competitive Grant

Strategies to stabilize locally grown produce for year-round sales: A feasibility study

Project ID: M2006-21

Abstract

Local markets are dependent on fresh-grown products that are available only on a seasonal basis. This project looked at possible ways to preserve fruits and vegetables for profitable sales in the offseason.

Lead investigator: Sam Beattie, ISU Food Science and Human Nutrition

Year of grant completion: 2010

This competitive grant project was part of the Leopold Center's Marketing Initiative.

Topics: Market research and feasibility studies, Models and assessment tools

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