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E-Commerce

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AgMRC-Developed Materials


Other Information

  • Business to Business (B2B) Agricultural E-Commerce Primer and E-Commerce Guidance for Niche Marketing Endeavors, Carl German, University of Delaware, 2008 - This PowerPoint presentation shows growers how to use the Internet to market and promote their business and to use e-commerce to sell their products. The presentation defines fundamental terms and concepts related to e-commerce, describes the evolution of e-commerce in agriculture and explains topics pertinent to selling and marketing on the Internet.
  • Computers & the Internet, Federal Trade Commission - This lists FTC consumer publications on computer and Internet topics.
  • E-Commerce/Information Technology, The Food Industry Center, University of Minnesota - This site lists working papers on e-commerce topics.
  • E-Commerce Strategy Plan for Fresh Market Growers, Carl German, University of Delaware, 2008 - This plan discusses how e-commerce, or the buying and selling of goods on the Internet, can be an effective way to lower costs and to increase sales. Fresh market growers are informed how to determine if e-commerce is feasible for them and how to implement this type of direct marketing.  
  • E-Commerce Strategy Plan for Retail Farm Markets, Carl German, University of Delaware, 2008 - The material presented in this plan is designed to assist farm market operators in establishing new or improving existing Internet marketing ventures.
  • E-Commerce Strategy Plan for Agritourism Businesses, Carl German, University of Delaware, 2008 - If you offer something for visitors to see, do or buy on your farm, you are involved in the agritourism business. By adding e-commerce to your agritourism business website, you can streamline the payment process and create better relationships with your customer.
  • Efoodcommerce - This business-to-business portal serves packers, manufacturers, foodservice, brokers, warehouses and transporters.
  • E-Stats, U.S. Census Bureau - This is the official government site for measuring the electronic economy. It covers approximately 77 percent of economic activity. Agriculture is excluded.
  • National E-Commerce Extension Initiative, Southern Rural Development Center - This site has a database of e-commerce educational products from land-grant institutions. Previous conference proceedings are listed under previous trainings.


Links checked December 2009.

 

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