"The Impact of Food Deserts on Food Insufficiency and SNAP Participation among the Elderly." American Journal of Agricultural Economics. First published online: doi: 10.1093/ajae/aav044.Fitzpatrick, K., N. Greenhalgh-Stanley, and M. Ver Ploeg. "The impact of food deserts on food insufficiency...
6. Impact on Food Deserts Many impoverished urban and rural residents lack access to fresh, nutritious foods. Those neighborhoods tend to lack large supermarkets nearby (within a mile in urban areas or within 10 miles in rural ones) with full, affordable assortments of products. More common in...
This chapter uses case studies on market reform and private trade in Eastern and Southern Africa, India, MENA and transaction costs and agricultural productivity in Madagascar to determine the impact on measures of household welfare. We also examine the presence of food deserts in the US. This ...
Food insecurityis a lack of reliable access to affordable food. It’s a complex condition that involves economic, social, and geographic factors. A household is facing food insecurity if it's uncertain about where its next meal will come from or has to choose between food and other basic nee...
The city aims to ensure 86% of its residents live within half a mile of a fresh food source by 2021. Sophie’s Kitchen Algae protein for nutrition in poorer regions Last year, plant-based seafood producer Sophie’s Kitchen won The Liveability Challenge – a competition searching for ideas...
Invasive non-native plants are changing ecosystems and native biodiversity, and modifying soil microbial feedback. The invasive species Prosopis juliflora (Sw.) D.C. (mesquite) has been introduced into several ecosystems, especially in tropical and subtr
Yet, little is understood about whether food-insecure adults purchase more fruits and vegetables as a result of receiving financial incentives in mobile produce market settings. Methods In 2018–2019, Food on the Move provided a 50% discount to customers using Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program...
Effects of conspecific and congeneric soils and litters on the nodulation and growth of non-native invasive and native Prosopis species in arid deserts 2025, Journal of Arid Environments Show abstract Invader-induced soil abiotic and biotic conditions have little impact on the competitive interactions ...
A lot of the potential solutions to health disparities among older adults don't exist in the health care system itself—they occur further upstream. Things like widening access to the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, addressing food deserts, and supporting returning citizens in the ...
Most children do not consume the recommended amount of fruit and vegetable (FV) servings. Changing the school food environment can be a cost-efficient, effective approach to improving children’s dietary quality. There is great popular support for school