The Midlands Farmer Survey, 2014
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- Feb 26, 2024
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MLFC members conducted a survey with 77 farmers across the Midlands area of South Carolina. The results of this survey were published in October, 2014 in a USC policy brief, Growth and Representation: Decreasing Barriers and Creating Networks Supporting Food Producing Farmers in South Carolina’s Midlands.
Survey Overview:
77% of farmers are interested in selling through outlets they do not currently use.
88% of farmers were not GAP certified, with many not knowing what GAP was.
30% of farmers said they would hire farm labor (or more farm labor) if it were accessible.
62% of farmers surveyed are Certified SC Grown. Other than 'Word of Mouth', Certified SC Grown was the #1 way that farmers marketed themselves.
Over the past 5 years:
50% of farmers have seen their profits increase.
67% of farmers have seen an increase in their number of customers.
58% of farmers have increased their production.
(Welborn & Draper, 2014)
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