Supporting Agricultural Viability and Community Food Security: A Review of Food Policy Councils and Food System Plans
Publisher: American Farmland Trust
Author(s): Freedgood, Julia, Royce, Anelkis
Published Date: 2012
Document Type: Report
Format:
Electronic
Free of Cost: Yes
American Farmland Trust identified and reviewed 134 food policy councils and food system plans to determine if they lead to state and local government actions to strengthen community food systems.
Growing Food Connections Topic(s):
community food connections
Main Food Topics:
agriculture, agriculture preservation, food access, food availability, food distribution, food marketing, food processing, food procurement, food production, food security, food system
Sub Food Topics:
Affordability, agricultural practices, buy local, community garden, farm to school, farmers market, food infrastructure, food stamps, fruit, low-income, produce, SNAP, underserved population(s), vegetables
Public Policy Topics:
Non-binding policies, Physical projects, Plans, Programs, Public investment, Regulations/laws
Geographic Scale:
County, Exurban, Municipality, Region, Rural, State/province, Suburban, Urban
Addresses food security needs of underserved populations: Yes
