CONTEXT Food systems worldwide are under enormous pressure. Over the past decades,
local food systems have been promoted by governments and civil society organisations as a …

Cities are increasingly turning to food policy plans to support goals related to food access,
food security, the environment, and economic development. This paper investigates ways …

Upland farming provides important benefits to society. To retain these benefits, measures to
encourage farms to adopt practices that balance economic, environmental and social …

Many researchers, policy makers, and food activists view Short Food Supply Chains (SFSC)
as attractive levers for improving farm income and the sustainability of farming systems …

Due to strong interest in local foods by US consumers, farmers are now marketing not only to
traditional wholesale outlets but also via short supply chains to consumers, grocers …

The value-added diversification strategy provides an option for guaranteeing the
sustainability of small farms. This study examines how factors related to managerial strategy …

We examine the relationship credit access has had with the US agricultural productivity and
residual returns to resources. Our theoretical analysis suggests that limited credit access can …

Purpose The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 directed the US Secretary of Agriculture to
report on the profitability and viability of beginning farmers and ranchers. Many beginning …

One longstanding research issue in agricultural marketing is the relationship between farm
marketing channels and farm profitability. Due to the increasing consumer demand for food …

This research uses descriptive analysis to provide a preliminary examination of the role of
human capital in farms and ranches that sell through local food markets. We first provide an …