What We’re Reading
Foundational research and the latest work in the field on values-based procurement and regional food systems. Please share your work with us through the Get Involved link.
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HLPF SDG 2 EMG: Target 2.4 Remarks by: Dr. Becca B.R. Jablonski, Associate Professor |... -
We assess landed costs and selected environmental metrics for field-based andcontrolled-environment agriculture greenhouse (GH) supply...
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Metropolitan agriculture, the production of food in urban and peri-urban areas, has captured the attention...
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This study explores the integration of sustainability into public food procurement, focusing on its alignment...
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Sustainable Public Food Procurement (PFP) represents a key game changer for food systems transformation. It...
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Proclaimed at the highest international levels, the global food system is experiencing the worst crisis...
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Urbanization and ecosystems are profoundly intertwined. As urbanization takes over more land and has greater...
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The immediate context for this financial landscape analysis is the learning crisis triggered by school...
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Regional vegetable production can only displace high-quality centralized production if consumers specifically desire regional produce....
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The EFFECTIVE Food Procurement Act outlines a new, values-based approach for the United States Department...
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During the pandemic, GrowNYC’s retail market saw demand for locally grown grains and legumes more...
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The Hudson Valley was once the breadbasket of the U.S. But poor farming practices, the...
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On the 21st of April, Earth Day 2022, a technical consultation was hosted by UN-Habitat....
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The small window of opportunity the world has to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and limit global warming...
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In September, SFC changed the name of our newest program from the “Supply Chain” Program...
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The importance of maintaining functioning food markets in the face of global food supply chain...
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State-level reimbursement programs are increasingly being used to incentivize procurement of local foods by US...
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This paper describes the participatory modeling experiences of five discrete teams across the U.S. working...
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City, national, and multinational governments are increasingly leveraging nutrition programme spending, specifically pursuing policies that...
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The availability of new plant-based burgers, designed to address the environmental, health, and ethical issues...
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We assess landed costs and selected environmental metrics for field-based and controlled-environment agriculture greenhouse (GH)...
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Conventional and Organic Open-Field Production in California
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Modern food supply chains—infused with scientific and engineering innovations—have made food increasingly more affordable and...
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Livestock is an integral part of societies worldwide and contributes to a host of human...
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Improved grazing management can enhance the multifunctionality of agroecosystems by drawing carbon dioxide (CO2) out...
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This background paper to The State of Food and Agriculture 2023 reviews the methods used,...
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The demand for food, energy, and water (FEW) from agricultural production will rise with population...
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Transportation is the largest end-use contributor toward global warming. The contemporary food system provides consumers with...
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Facility locations are crucial determinants of supply chain efficiency for aggregating and distributing products. The...
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In recent years there has been an increase in consumer interest in grass-fed beef. Expansion of...
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The ability of forests to sequester carbon has made afforestation a critical tool in climate...
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Abstract: While the grazing of livestock has occurred for millennia in the Andes, current sustainability debates...
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Ecosystem modeling, a pillar of the systems ecology paradigm (SEP), addresses questions such as, how...
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The ability to move is essential for animals to find mates, escape predation, and meet...
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The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 directed the US Secretary of Agriculture to report on...
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Farm to School (FTS) is a widely implemented public food procurement program in the U.S.,...
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Can regenerative agriculture mitigate climate change? Does regenerative grazing sequester more carbon? Arguments abound as...
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These programs support farmers who are starting operations
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Broccoli in the eastern United States
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Biodiversity impacts are rarely included in systems analyses of livestock production.
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Selected Paper prepared for presentation at the 2023 Agricultural & Applied Economics Association Annual Meeting,...
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The last decade has seen various countries, regions, and cities from low-income to high-income economies...
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Food hubs and wholesalers are an increasingly popular way for farms to sell fresh produce.
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8 – Using input-output analysis to estimate the economic impacts of food system initiatives Food Systems...
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As our global agriculture landscape continues to change it has become more important than ever...
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Federal Good Food Purchasing Coalition
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USDA Food and Nutrition Service Summary Report
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Driving Values-Based Purchasing through Competitive Solicitations
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New York State Office of General Services 2022 Food Metrics Annual Report
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Walk into an artisan bakery in New York or Seattle, Portland, Maine, or Portland, Oregon,...
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Abstract: Farm-to-school projects have been widely supported by policy makers with funding provided at state...
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Beans and other pulses (i.e., the dry, edible seeds of non-oilseed legumes like chickpeas, cowpeas,...
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Sustainable Public Food Procurement (PFP) represents a key game changer for food systems transformation. It...
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Discover how other cities improved their food system and learn from their experience
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The livestock industry provides value to NYS by contributing approximately $893M in sales to the economy...
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eOrganic was founded in 2009 as the Organic Agriculture Commmunity of Practice of eXtension (now...
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Urbanization, Agrifood Systems Transformation and Healthy Diet Across the Rural-Urban Continuum
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Selected Paper prepared for presentation at the 2023 Agricultural & Applied Economics Association Annual Meeting,...