What Does The Research Say?
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The “Impacts of the Local Produce and Protein Program report,” released by the Iowa Food Hub Managers Working Group and ISU Extension and Outreach, reported that 42 schools received funds from the program in 2020, while only 15 of those sites purchased from food hubs in 2021.
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We need a better system’: Maryland crop growers’ perspectives on reducing food loss through donation
Maryland crop growers’ perspectives on reducing food loss through donation,” Summer 2023. A new Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development article. Authors present findings from an exploratory qualitative research study documenting crop growers’ perspectives about donation processes and policies in Maryland during 2016–2017.
Through a broad review of the current state of agriculture, desired futures, and the possible pathways to reach them, the authors argue that while trade-offs between some ecosystem services are unavoidable, the same need not be true of the end benefits
Annotated Bibliography on Structural Racism Present in the U.S. Food System, Tenth Edition
Includes 588 publications and 66 videos that explore structural racism both across the national food system and in specific food sectors and geographies.
Structural racism in the United States has been defined as the “normalization and legitimization of an array of dynamics—historical, cultural, institutional, and interpersonal—that routinely advantage Whites while producing cumulative and chronic outcomes for people of color.”
