Rosenberg Nathan, Truong Nhan L, Russell Tyler, Abdul-Haqq Deja, Gipson June A, Hickson DeMarc A
Delta Directions, Clarksdale, Mississippi.
Center for Research, Evaluation and Environmental and Policy Change, My Brother's Keeper, Inc, Jackson, Mississippi.
Prev Chronic Dis. 2014 Jun 26;11:E106. doi: 10.5888/pcd11.140004.
We sought to understand the experiences and perceptions of food producers regarding food procurement programs for local institutions. A total of 72 (45%) Mississippi fruit and vegetable growers completed a mailed survey, and of those that reported selling to local businesses and institutions (54%), few were selling to schools (13%). The primary motivations to sell to institutions were to increase profits (67%) and to improve nutrition within their communities (57%), while the most commonly reported barrier was a lack of knowledge about how to sell to institutions (39%). Farm to institution programs must develop evidence-based practices designed to address barriers to producers' participation in local institutional food procurement programs.
我们试图了解食品生产商对于当地机构食品采购项目的经历和看法。共有72名(45%)密西西比州的水果和蔬菜种植者完成了一份邮寄调查,在那些报告向当地企业和机构销售产品的种植者中(54%),很少有人向学校销售(13%)。向机构销售的主要动机是增加利润(67%)和改善社区内的营养状况(57%),而最常报告的障碍是缺乏关于如何向机构销售的知识(39%)。从农场到机构的项目必须制定基于证据的做法,以解决生产商参与当地机构食品采购项目的障碍。