Urban food policies for a sustainable and just future: Concepts and tools for a renewed agenda

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agsy.2022.103532

Farm resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic: The case of California direct market farmers

This Review explores the crucial role of government policies in fostering entrepreneurship by examining the experiences of the United States (USA) and various African nations. Entrepreneurship is a driving force for economic growth, job creation, and innovation, and government policies play a pivotal role in shaping the entrepreneurial landscape. In the USA, a robust history of entrepreneurial success is attributed in part to supportive government policies. The Review delves into specific policies that have contributed to fostering entrepreneurship, including tax incentives, access to funding through Small Business Administration (SBA) programs, and initiatives promoting innovation and research. The analysis extends to the regulatory environment, emphasizing the importance of flexible regulations that encourage innovation while ensuring consumer protection. Turning attention to Africa, the Review explores the diversity of government approaches across the continent. It considers initiatives implemented by African nations to promote entrepreneurship, such as the establishment of entrepreneurial ecosystems, funding mechanisms for startups, and efforts to streamline regulatory frameworks. The review acknowledges the unique challenges faced by African entrepreneurs, including limited access to capital and infrastructure constraints, and evaluates how government policies aim to address these issues. The comparative analysis highlights lessons that African nations can draw from the USA's successful policies, such as the importance of fostering a culture of innovation, providing targeted financial support, and creating an enabling regulatory environment. Moreover, it emphasizes the need for context-specific policies that consider the unique socio-economic conditions of each African nation. In conclusion, the Review underscores the critical role of government policy in nurturing entrepreneurship, drawing insights from the USA's experience and the varied approaches across African nations. It calls for a nuanced understanding of the diverse African entrepreneurial landscape and encourages policymakers to tailor initiatives that catalyze entrepreneurship, driving economic development across the continent. 
Keywords: Role, Government, Policy, Fostering, Entrepreneurship.

The role of government policy in fostering entrepreneurship: a usa and africa review

Background: Emerging evidence suggests social, health, environmental, and economic benefits of urban agriculture (UA). However, limited work has characterized the risks from metal contaminant expos...

The Safe Urban Harvests Study: A Community-Driven Cross-Sectional Assessment of Metals in Soil, Irrigation Water, and Produce from Urban Farms and Gardens in Baltimore, Maryland.

Investigating local policy instruments for different types of urban agriculture in four European cities: A case study analysis on the use and effectiveness of the applied policy instruments

Beyond backyard chickens: A framework for understanding municipal urban agriculture policies in the United States

This study explores the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and the Maryland stay-at-home order on fruit and vegetable farmers in Maryland. Focusing on farms’ direct-to-consumer marketing channels, we aim to characterize the diversity of farm responses and identify practices that facilitated adaptation. This research is grounded in the socio-ecological systems framework, which emphasizes the interconnection between social and ecological systems and characterizes the dual-driving forces that impact food producers and their livelihood. The study team conducted interviews with 20 Maryland farm owners/managers who grow and sell produce. The semistructured interviews includ­ed questions relating to production practices, sales and marketing, and resilience. The interviewer fol­lowed up with probes to understand the dimen­sions of response diversity and adaptive capacity. Interviews were transcribed verbatim, and responses were analyzed using the framework approach. In the context of a global pandemic, community supported agriculture (CSA), farmers markets, and pick-your-own channels provided a high degree of stability and financial security. No farmer reported relying solely on intermediated markets (e.g., restaurants, grocery stores, institu­tions). Distribution channels that incorporated an online marketplace offering prepacked pre-orders were a notable strength of highly adaptive Mary­land produce farmers. Farmers reported that expanding established CSAs was an important method for reallocating produce originally intended to be sold to reduced/terminated marketing chan­nels. Common challenges among farmers included increased administrative workload, concerns asso­ciated with raising food prices during a crisis, and environmental concerns about the use of additional packaging. We describe a range of adaptive behav­iors that aided farmers in withstanding shocks.

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An examination of adaptations of direct marketing channels and practices by Maryland fruit and vegetable farmers during the COVID-19 pandemic

Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, 44% of all reported injuries in U.S. households occurred in the home. Spending more time at home due to the pandemic may increase the number of home injuries. A nationally representative sample of 2011 U.S. adults were surveyed online between June 17 – June 29, 2020. Propensity score weighting and T-tests were used. Twenty-eight percent (28%) of households reported a home injury or ingestion during the pandemic; 13% reported experiencing both. Injuries were most often due to falls (32%). Medication ingestions were reported by 6%; household product ingestions were reported by 4%. Relative to households that experienced no injuries or ingestions, those that reported either or both were more likely to: be in urban areas, have household incomes > $100,000, and have children living in them. Among households reporting more time spent at home, those with children were significantly more likely than those without to report an injury or ingestion. Results help target prevention messages while U.S. families are continuing to work and learn remotely. During this pandemic and future stay-at-home orders, there is a need for public health efforts to prevent home injuries and ingestions.

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National survey of home injuries during the time of COVID-19: who is at risk?

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Beyond backyard chickens: A framework for understanding municipal urban agriculture policies in the United States

An examination of adaptations of direct marketing channels and practices by Maryland fruit and vegetable farmers during the COVID-19 pandemic

National survey of home injuries during the time of COVID-19: who is at risk?