FIGURE 2-1. Conceptual model of a food supply chain.

FIGURE 2-1Conceptual model of a food supply chain

Elements or actors in this supply chain in one area (e.g., region or country) also have interactions (e.g., international trade) with actors in other areas.

From: 2, Overview of the U.S. Food System

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A Framework for Assessing Effects of the Food System.
Committee on a Framework for Assessing the Health, Environmental, and Social Effects of the Food System; Food and Nutrition Board; Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources; Institute of Medicine; National Research Council; Nesheim MC, Oria M, Yih PT, editors.
Washington (DC): National Academies Press (US); 2015 Jun 17.
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