Hunger and the Local Economy: Integrated State-Level Approaches to Food Access
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Description
Describes food insecurity challenges in rural America.
Explores state policy options to improve food access such
as food bucks, food procurement reforms, farm to school
programs, cooperative development tax incentives, farmers
markets, establishing food hubs, and supporting small
grocers. Offers policy recommendations to increase access
to healthy food and address food insecurity in rural
communities.
Author(s)
Nathan Beacom
Date
04/2021
Organization
Center for Rural Affairs
Tagged as
Access
· Food security and nutrition
· Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention