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2. Communities of practice in the 21st century
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Wenger-Trayner, E. (author) and Wenger-Trayner, B. (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2016-02
- Published:
- International: Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation, ACP-EU, Wageningen, The Netherlands
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 166 Document Number: D08524
- Journal Title:
- ICT Update
- Journal Title Details:
- 81 : 13-15
3. Every plate counts: evaluation of a food waste reduction campaign in a university dining hall
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Ellison, Brenna (author), Savchenko, Olesya (author), Nikolaus, Cassandra J. (author), and Duff, Brittany R.L. (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2019
- Published:
- USA
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 7 Document Number: D10278
- Journal Title:
- Resources, Co nservation and Recycling
- Journal Title Details:
- 144 : 276-284
- Notes:
- Via UI online subscription., The foodservice industry generates food waste by disposing of unserved food in the kitchen as well as uneaten food from consumers’ plates. In all-you-care-to-eat dining settings, such as university dining halls or buffet-style restaurants, food waste can be problematic because there is little monetary incentive to take less food. In addition, university dining facilities primarily serve young consumers who tend to be more wasteful than the average adult, further increasing the likelihood of waste. Appeals to money-saving have generally been identified as the best motivator to reduce consumer food waste; however, alternative motivators are needed when the quantity of food and its associated cost are not directly linked in all-you-care-to-eat settings. The purpose of this study is to determine the efficacy of a food waste reduction campaign in a university dining hall. Consumer plate waste was collected, sorted, and weighed in a treatment and comparison dining hall for a semester to assess the impact of the campaign on the quantity and type of food waste. Results reveal that the campaign had a modest, though insignificant, impact on waste behavior, but there were changes in students’ beliefs related to food waste, which may be an important first step to achieving behavioral change.
4. Farm-to-fork...and beyond? A call to incorporate food waste into food systems research
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Hodgins, Kelly (author) and Parizeau, Kate (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2020
- Published:
- International
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 153 Document Number: D11629
- Journal Title:
- Food and Foodways
- Journal Title Details:
- 28(1) : 43-60
- Notes:
- 19 pages., Authors scanned literature in nine food systems journals to identify and characterize instances of "food waste" and "food loss" mentions. Findings indicated that this topic is growing within food studies but is still a marginal concept. They suggested three potential areas of food systems research to help advance the discourse and progress in reducing food loss and wastage.
5. Farmer attitudes and perceptions toward gleaning programs and the donation of excess produce to food rescue organizations
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Harvey, Susan P. (author), Mount, Rebecca (author), Valentine, Heather (author), and Gibson, Cheryl A. (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2022-09-08
- Published:
- USA: Lyson Center for Civic Agriculture and Food Systems
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 205 Document Number: D12647
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development
- Journal Title Details:
- V. 11, N.4
- Notes:
- 12 pages, Food waste and food insecurity are two concurrent major public health issues. To address them, gleaning programs can reduce waste and enhance food security by diverting produce to food pantries. To understand the experiences of farmers and gleaning programs, interviews were completed with 12 farmers who had participated in a gleaning program and 16 farmers who had not donated produce through a gleaning program within the Greater Kansas City metro area. For farmers who had participated in the gleaning program, the ease of donating and tax incentives were primary benefits. Inadequate experience and inefficient volunteers were cited as challenges. Farmers without experience with gleaning programs cited safety and liability issues as concerns. Because farmers communicate frequently with other farmers, food rescue organizations should consider enlisting their support. Communities and government agencies should provide financial support to improve the resources and infrastructure of gleaning organizations to improve farmer-gleaner relationships.
6. Finding the business stories in food waste
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- McCullough, Debbi G. (author)
- Format:
- Article
- Publication Date:
- 2016-08-22
- Published:
- USA
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 12 Document Number: D10394
- Notes:
- 1 page., Online from Reynolds Center for Business Journalism, Arizona State University, Phoenix, Arizona. 2 pages.
7. Food waste is a growing problem in the U.S
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Shike, Jennifer (author)
- Format:
- Online article
- Publication Date:
- 2022-01-06
- Published:
- USA: AgWeb
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 207 Document Number: D13012
- Notes:
- 4 pages
8. From farm to kitchen: the environmental impacts of U.S food waste
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Jaglo, Kirsten (author), Kenny, Shannon (author), and Stephenson Jenny (author)
- Format:
- Research report
- Publication Date:
- 2021-11-01
- Published:
- USA: Environmental Protection Agency, U. S. Government, Washington, D.C.
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 207 Document Number: D12980
- Notes:
- 6 pages in folder (Credits, Executive Summary, and Table of Contents). 113 pages total available online.
9. The impacts of food waste information on consumer preferences for blemished produce and implications for food retailers
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Collart, Alba J. (author), Interis, Matthew G. (author), Henson, Chloe' (author), and Maples, Josh (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2022-06-29
- Published:
- UK: Cambridge University Press
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 206 Document Number: D12867
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics
- Journal Title Details:
- Vol. 54, Iss. 3
- Notes:
- 21 pages, Produce that does not meet sellers’ esthetic standards may be redirected to alternative uses or wasted, but consumer trends indicate potential marketability of blemished produce. We conduct a nonhypothetical experimental auction to elicit consumer willingness-to-pay (WTP) for produce of varying degrees of blemish and test whether valuations are affected by (1) information on food waste resulting from grocery stores’ esthetic standards and (2) additional information on the environmental impacts of food waste. WTP for blemished produce increases as consumers become informed, but the information effects vary by blemishing degree. Market simulations indicate that introducing blemished produce can increase retailer revenue.
10. Understanding the impact of covid-19 on agriculture and food supply chains: system dynamics modeling for the resilience of smallholder farmers
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Balkan, Büsra Atamer (author), Lindqvist, Andreas Nicolaidis (author), Odoemena, Kelechi (author), Lambd, Robert (author), Tiongco, Monique Ann (author), Gupta, Stueti (author), Peterud, Arpitha (author), and Menendez III, Hector Manuel (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2021-09
- Published:
- Germany: CENTMA Research
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 205 Document Number: D12695
- Journal Title:
- International Journal on Food System Dynamics
- Journal Title Details:
- Vol. 12, N. 3
- Notes:
- 16 pages, COVID-19 has caused severe agriculture and food supply chain disruptions, significantly affecting smallholder farmers who supply most of the world’s food, specifically their changes in vulnerability, resilience, and food loss and waste. Therefore, the objective of this study was to understand the complex causal and feedback relationships for this system by developing a dynamic hypothesis and causal loop diagrams utilizing the System Dynamics methodology. Results provide a roadmap for dialogue and a framework for case-specific model development and help to guide policy decisions for smallholder farmers’ survival during health crises.
11. “We need a better system” Maryland crop growers’ perspectives on reducing food loss through donation
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Ceryes, Caitlin A. (author), Heley, Kathryn (author), Edwards, Danielle M. (author), Gao-Rittenberg, Chergai (author), Seifu, Leah (author), Sohail, Saifra Khan (author), and Neff, Roni A. (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2023-06-30
- Published:
- USA: Thomas A. Lyson Center for Civic Agriculture and Food Systems
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 206 Document Number: D12953
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development
- Journal Title Details:
- V.12, N.4
- Notes:
- 18 pages, The donation of unharvested or unsold crops to rescue organizations has been promoted as a strategy to improve healthy food access for food insecure households while reducing production-level food loss and waste (FLW). In this study, we aimed to assess the motivations, barriers, and facilitators for crop donation as a FLW reduction strategy among Maryland farmers. We interviewed 18 Maryland-based food producers (nine frequent crop donors and nine infrequent, by self-report) in 2016 – 2017, soliciting their perspectives on crop donation motivators, process feasibility, and interventions aimed at increasing crop donation. The interviews were thematically coded. All respondents were aware of crop donation as an option, and most expressed interest in reducing FLW by diverting crop surpluses for human consumption. While financial barriers represented one aspect influencing donation decisions, respondents also cited convenience, process knowledge, and liability as key considerations. In contrast to frequent donors, many of whom considered donation a moral imperative, some infrequent donors questioned the expectation that they would donate crops without compensation. Both frequent and infrequent donors were aware of pro-donation tax incentives, and infrequent donors reported being unlikely to use them. This research demonstrates that crop donation motivations, barriers, and facilitators can be diverse. Given the existence of crop surpluses and their potential benefits as emergency food, our results suggest that multiple interventions and policies may contribute to incentivizing and facilitating crop donation (or enabling the purchase of surplus crops) rather than one-size-fits-all approaches. Our findings also highlight a need to prioritize crop recovery methods that enhance growers’ financial stability.