Local Foods and Low-income Communities: Location, Transportation, and Values
Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 2016 While many state and federal programs exist to combat food insecurity, local-level community initiatives are also working to increase public access to local and healthy foods.
James Farmer, Sara Minard, Cliff Edens
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Assessing the Success of Farmers’ Markets in Northern New York: A Survey of Vendors, Customers, and Market Managers [PDF]
Farmers markets, Crop Production/Industries, Farm Management,
Logozar, Bernadette, Schmit, Todd M.
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Vending is an important sector in the daily lives of many people, and coffee is the most frequently consumed product in the European market. Like many other sectors, vending is responding to the challenge of sustainable development by taking various actions, such as offering increasingly ecologically sound coffee while maintaining/improving ...
Alberto Bertossi +2 more
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Effectiveness of a SNAP-Ed Nutrition Education Booth at Farmers Markets
Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 2016 Many farmers markets are now accepting federal nutrition assistance benefits through programs such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), allowing program participants to use their benefits for purchasing locally grown fruits and ...
Mateja Savoie-Roskos +5 more
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The resilience and viability of farmers markets in the United States as an alternative food network: case studies from Michigan during the COVID-19 pandemic. [PDF]
Agric Human Values, 2023 Wentworth C +5 more
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Does Contract Farming Improve Diet Quality? The Case of Senegalese Smallholders
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The institution of contract farming has gained prominence in most developing countries owing to its numerous benefits. While several studies have already highlighted the welfare benefits of contract farming, very few have investigated the effects on diet quality, despite poor quality diets being a serious challenge in most parts of the ...
Francis E. Ndip, Takeshi Sakurai
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The rise and decline of farmers markets in greater Cincinnati. [PDF]
Agric Human Values, 2022 Metz JJ, Scherer SM.
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Potential of carbon markets for small farmers [PDF]
While agriculture accounts for an estimated 10 to 14 percent of total greenhouse gas emissions, its role as a mitigating force is receiving increasing attention.
De Pinto, Alessandro +2 more
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The Bitter Taste of Brazil's Temporary Import Ban on Robusta Coffee
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Brazil, a leading Robusta coffee producer and exporter, faced a significant drought in 2016–2017, which drastically reduced production and depleted stocks. Consequently, Brazil temporarily permitted the import of one million 60‐kg bags of Robusta coffee in the spring 2017. An import ban was imposed shortly afterward due to lobbying by domestic
Hanifi Otgun +2 more
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Understanding Impacts of SNAP Fruit and Vegetable Incentive Program at Farmers' Markets: Findings from a 13 State RCT. [PDF]
Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2022 Karpyn A +9 more
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