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
Main Authors Smith, Bobby J. II, Kaiser, Harry M, Gómez, Miguel I
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 2013
Edition1203
SeriesPrepublication
Subjects
Agricultural and Food Policy
community-supported agriculture
Community/Rural/Urban Development
Environmental Economics and Policy
Farm Management
farm-to-hospital program
Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety
Health Economics and Policy
Land Economics/Use
locally produced fresh food
logit model
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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.
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DOI:10.22004/ag.econ.159225