Local and regional food systems : trends, resources and federal initiatives /
Jillian Crawford, editor.
- New York : Nova Publishers, (c)2015.
- 1 online resource.
- Agriculture issues and policies .
"This is an edited, reformatted and augmented version of a Congressional Research Service publication R42155, prepared for Members and Committees of Congress dated July 17, 2014."
Includes bibliographies and index.
LOCAL AND REGIONAL FOOD SYSTEMS: TRENDS, RESOURCES AND FEDERAL INITIATIVES; LOCAL AND REGIONAL FOOD SYSTEMS: TRENDS, RESOURCES AND FEDERAL INITIATIVES; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Chapter 1: THE ROLE OF LOCAL FOOD SYSTEMS IN U.S. FARM POLICY; SUMMARY; INTRODUCTION; LOCAL FOOD MARKETS; FEDERAL PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES; CONGRESSIONAL ACTIONS; APPENDIX. OVERVIEW OF SELECTED FEDERAL PROGRAMS; Chapter 2: TRENDS IN U.S. LOCAL AND REGIONAL FOOD SYSTEMS; ABSTRACT; WHAT IS THE ISSUE?; WHAT DID THE STUDY FIND?; HOW WAS THE STUDY CONDUCTED?; INTRODUCTION Local and regional food producersfood safety and local food production, processing, and marketing; prices at direct-to-consumer marketing outlets versus competing retailers; environmental issues related to local and regional foods; policies supporting local and regional food systems; glossary; references; index
Local and regional food systems generally refer to agricultural production and marketing that occurs within a certain geographic proximity (between farmer and consumer) or that involves certain social or supply chain characteristics in producing food (such as small family farms, urban gardens, or farms using sustainable agriculture practices). Sales of locally produced foods comprise a small but growing part of U.S. agricultural sales. USDA estimates that farm-level value of local food sales totaled about 4.8 billion in 2008, or about 1.6% of the U.S. market for agricultural products. An estim.
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Food supply--United States. Food supply--Government policy--United States.