Racial equity in local food incentive programs: Examining gaps in data and evaluation

Kristen Giombi and Lacy Stephens

Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 2022, vol. 11, issue 2

Abstract: Since 2002, over 60 local food procurement incentive bills for schools and early care sites have been introduced in state legislatures, and 23 have passed. While these bills promise benefits to children, schools, and producers, limited data collection and evaluation make it difficult to assess the true impacts of these policies’ implementation. Data and evaluation focused on the equity impacts of these bills are especially sparse. In this commentary, the authors provide recommendations for improving data collec­tion and evaluation of these local food incentive bills in order to inform and advance more equitable farm-to-school policy and programs. Read the press release for this article.

Keywords: Food Security and Poverty; Research Methods/Statistical Methods; Public Economics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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