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Evaluating Local Impacts of Regional Food Systems Initiatives Workshop

Training community teams to evaluate the economic effectiveness of investing in local and regional food systems initiatives

Launching local and regional food systems initiatives, such as food hubs and food processing facilities, involves an array of community partners. Farmers, processors, distributors, consumers, local legislators and extension professionals all work together to achieve their goals. This workshop trains teams of community members who are developing local food systems initiatives to assess the economic feasibility and effectiveness of their projects. The in-depth training is based on a toolkit produced by the United States Department of Agriculture–Agricultural Marketing Service and is tailored for New York audiences and the needs of community partners. Teams take a collaborative approach to developing plans to monitor and assess their food systems initiatives. Students attending the workshop are paired with the teams to boost their understanding of civic engagement and integrative learning.

Grant category: Other

Topics: Economic Vitality and Entrepreneurship; Food and Agriculture

The Team

  • Anusuya Rangarajan, Cornell Small Farms Program, School of Integrative Plant Science - Horticulture Section

    College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

  • Kathi Colen Peck, Cornell Southeast Asia Program
  • Heidi Mouillesseaux-Kunzman, Department of Global Development

    College of Agriculture and Life Sciences


Engaged Opportunity Grants

Supporting a wide range of community-engaged learning projects, from student leadership programs and partnership building to events and conference travel. Open to all faculty and staff.

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