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Dara Bloom; Kathryn Boys; Rebecca C. Shisler; Rebecca Dunning; Caroline Hundley – Journal of Human Sciences & Extension, 2022
Farm to Early Care and Education (Farm to ECE) initiatives generate similar benefits as Farm to School programs. However, there is a lack of research about local food procurement in Farm to ECE programs. We provide a descriptive evaluation of how 12 child care centers that participated in a Farm to ECE program procured local food. We found that…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Child Care Centers, Community Programs, Agricultural Occupations
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Cirillo, Jennifer; Morra, Ryan – Journal of Child Nutrition & Management, 2018
Purpose/Objectives: The number of Farm to School (FTS) programs is increasing across the United States. These programs employ a variety of school-based initiatives including, but not limited to, local procurement for the school nutrition program, nutrition education in the classroom, hands-on and garden-based learning, and community partnerships…
Descriptors: School Culture, Nutrition Instruction, Agricultural Production, Food
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Yuliatia, Yayuk; Iskaskar, Riyanti – International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 2016
Food Barn Village Programme is one of the government's efforts in achieving household food security which includes four components. The purpose of this study was to develop a strategy to increase women's participation in the Food Barn Village Programme. This research was conducted in three villages in the district of Malang, namely: Village…
Descriptors: Females, Agricultural Production, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Occupations
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Glenna, Leland; Ader, David; Bauchspies, Wenda; Traore, Abou; Agboh-Noameshi, Rita Afiavi – Rural Sociology, 2012
The number of the world's food insecure rose at the end of the first decade of the twenty-first century. Despite these negative developments, however, a 2010 United Nations report argues that food security could be improved if development efforts are supported by government programs that target smallholder farmers. This report is significant…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Foreign Countries, Poverty, Sustainability
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Izumi, Betty T.; Wright, D. Wynne; Hamm, Michael W. – Journal of Rural Studies, 2010
Activists and academics are increasingly advocating for public procurement of locally grown food as a key market opportunity for farmers. In the United States, linking farmers directly with school cafeterias through farm to school programs are among the efforts that advocates say can provide a significant boost to rural economies. Through an…
Descriptors: Food Service, Marketing, Agricultural Production, Agricultural Occupations
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Foti, Richard; Muringai, Violet; Mavunganidze, Zira – Educational Research and Reviews, 2007
Does agricultural input aid always lead to favourable food security outcomes? This paper describes Zimbabwe's agricultural recovery program for the 2003/2004 farming season and draws some lessons that can be used in the designing and implementation of future programs. Input aid was found to be most beneficial if it is packaged together with other…
Descriptors: Water, Hunger, Foreign Countries, Financial Support