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Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 2018 In a bifurcated U.S. food market, where one market is largely controlled by national brands and global corporations alongside an expanding alternate market of hyper-local direct sales, midscale producers and processors are struggling to persist.
Lesli Hoey +2 more
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Jordan’s Role in A Regional Food Hub
Jordan Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 2021 A Regional Food Hub that covers at least Jordan, Iraq, and Egypt is a necessity now more than any other time. This hub will allow the optimized flow of not only food products, but also various inputs, exchange of knowledge, coordination of policies, and joint response to emergencies.
Fadel El-Zubi, Eyas Shuaibi
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Applied Sciences, 2021 This paper investigates the problem of sustainable rural supply and urban distribution of fresh food products in central Colombia. Paradoxically, while farmers in the countryside suffer from poverty due to the low profitability of the agricultural ...
Gonzalo Mejía +5 more
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Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 2019 Socioeconomic inequalities and natural resource exploitation reflect the limitations of how the current food system functions. Global and local conceptual categories are used to describe two alternatives that are shaping the way food is produced ...
Cesare Cascella
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Economic Viability of a Food Hub Business: Assessment of Annual Operational Expenses and Revenues
Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 2016 Food hubs—aggregation and distribution entities with social missions that include localization of food production and distribution systems—are receiving increasing attention from the public and foundation sectors as a means of catalyzing economic ...
Olya Rysin, Rebecca Dunning
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Regional Food Hub Resource Guide [PDF]
, 2012 A recurring challenge faced by farmers is the lack of distribution infrastructure and services to allow them to take greater advantage of the growing demand for locally and regionally grown food. Regional food hubs have emerged as one effective way to overcome these infrastructural and market barriers.
Barham, James +5 more
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Policies Supporting Local Food in the United States
Agriculture, 2016 Local food has been the subject of federal, state, and local government policies in recent years throughout the United States as consumer demand has grown.
Steve W. Martinez
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Frontiers in Nutrition, 2022 BackgroundMultiple Sclerosis (MS) is a complex disease in which multiple factors contribute to disability accrual. Mediterranean Diet (MeDi) has shown beneficial effects across neurodegenerative diseases.
Federica Felicetti +12 more
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A Food Hub to Address Healthy Food Access Gaps: Residents' Preferences
Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 2019 Interventions aimed at improving access to healthy food in low-income communities should consider the preferences of residents. Household food shoppers in two urban, low-income communities were asked about their preferences for vendors at, and qualities of, a potential nearby food hub.
Jill K. Clark +7 more
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Building Sustainable Communities Through Food Hubs
Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 2018 In this paper, we explore the current state of the food hub by discussing innovative practices supporting efforts to build healthy, equitable, and sustainable food systems.
Charles Z. Levkoe +6 more
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