Identifying Factors Influencing a Hospital's Decision to Adopt a Farm-to-Hospital Program

Farm-to-hospital (FTH) programs can potentially improve the economy of local communities and preserve the environment. Research on adoption of farm-to-hospital (FTH) programs is extremely limited in the agricultural and applied economics literature. Using data from our 2012 regional FTH program surv...

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Published inAgricultural and resource economics review Vol. 42; no. 3; pp. 508 - 517
Main Authors Smith, Bobby J., Kaiser, Harry M., Gómez, Miguel I.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York, US Cambridge University Press 01.12.2013
Subjects
Agricultural economics
Agriculture
Case studies
Community
Consumers
Contributed Papers
Directors
Econometrics
Farmers
Farms
Food
Food programs
Health facilities
Schools
Sustainability
logit model
farm-to-hospital program
locally produced fresh food
community-supported agriculture
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Summary:Farm-to-hospital (FTH) programs can potentially improve the economy of local communities and preserve the environment. Research on adoption of farm-to-hospital (FTH) programs is extremely limited in the agricultural and applied economics literature. Using data from our 2012 regional FTH program survey of hospital food-service directors in the Northeastern United States and from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, this study estimates a logit model to determine factors that influence a hospital's decision to adopt an FTH program. The empirical results indicate that specific hospital characteristics and agricultural factors significantly influence a hospital's decision to adopt.
ISSN:1068-2805
2372-2614
DOI:10.1017/S1068280500004962