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COMMUNITY SUPPORTED AGRICULTURE – OPPORTUNITIES AND PERSPECTIVES

Ekonomika Poljoprivrede (1979), 2011
This paper presents the concept of "Community Supported Agriculture" (CSA), aiming to underline its characteristics and advantages for all parties involved in the process. Creating such a partnership between farmers and consumers means more than just
Ene Corina
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Assessing the agroecological performance and sustainability of Community Supported Agriculture farms in Flanders, Belgium

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
Agroecology is receiving increasing attention and recognition as a concept for transitions to more sustainable agricultural and food systems. There is however a lack of characterization of agroecology in agricultural and food systems, while integrated ...
Ruben Savels, Joost Dessein, Dario Lucantoni, Stijn Speelman   +3 more
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Defining the "C" in Community Supported Agriculture

Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 2016
Localized agriculture is theorized to provide socio-environmental benefits to the community while ensuring a livelihood for local farmers. Much of the food systems literature refers to such an arrangement as civic agriculture, which is characterized as ...
Jennifer M. Haney, Michael D. Ferguson, Elyzabeth W. Engle, Kathleen Wood, Kyle Olcott, A. E. Luloff, James C. Finley   +6 more
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REALIZING SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS AMONG ORGANIC FARMERS IN NIGERIA: EVIDENCE FROM COMMUNITY SUPPORTED AGRICULTURE [PDF]

Scientific Papers Series : Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and Rural Development, 2020
Achieving a resilient food system through the Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) greatly depends on how informed farmers and subscribers are to the benefits associated with it.
Jamiu Ayomide HUSSAYN, Dominic Midawa GULAK   +1 more
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Community Supported Agriculture as An Emancipatory Tool: A Participatory

Journal of Rural and Community Development
This article presents the results of a participatory action research study conducted in the north of Italy and Germany between 2018 and 2020 to contribute to the creation of a Community-Supported Agriculture (CSA) experience.
Alessandra Piccoli
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Fruit and Vegetable Preferences and Practices May Hinder Participation in Community-Supported Agriculture Among Low-Income Rural Families. [PDF]

J Nutr Educ Behav, 2019
Hanson KL, Garner J, Connor LM, Jilcott Pitts SB, McGuirt J, Harris R, Kolodinsky J, Wang W, Sitaker M, Ammerman A, Seguin RA.   +10 more
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Investigating consumers’ experiences with community supported agriculture: Convergent parallel design methods [PDF]

PLoS ONE
Yuanyuan Huang, Yuhan Wang, Younghwan Pan   +2 more
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Incentivizing wellness through community supported agriculture

Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 2021
Community supported agriculture (CSA) programs are emerging as popular consumer options for pro­duce acquisition. While many researchers have dis­cussed the impacts of CSA on economies, commu­nities, and the environment, others are interested in ...
Jairus Rossi, Timothy Woods
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Models for cost-offset community supported agriculture (CO-CSA) programs

Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 2021
Cost-offset community supported agriculture (CO-CSA) appears to be a promising way to increase low-income households’ access and intake of fresh produce, while also helping CSA farms expand their farm business.
Marilyn Sitaker, Mackenzie McCall, Weiwei Wang, Mia Vaccaro, Jane Kolodinsky, Alice Ammerman, Stephanie Jilcott Pitts, Karla Hanson, Diane Smith, Rebecca Seguin-Fowler   +9 more
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Research on Community Supported Agriculture [PDF]

Advances in Intelligent Systems Research, 2014
Nowdays, the safety of agricultural products becoming increasingly serious, a new way called community supported agriculture (CSA) come into the view of the public. It advocates a healthy and natural lifestyle, hoping to rebuild the harmonious development of rural and urban communities and provide health and safety agricultural products to the ...
Cui Xiao-Min, Sun Jie, Chai Hua-Qi
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