1. Agricultural and Horticultural Enterprises

3. Natural Resources and Environmental Quality

Cuba

Food Systems

Sistemas alimenticios

United States

Estados Unidos 

Systems

Sistemas

Foods

Alimentos

Food Supply Chain

regional specialized Extension agent IV, food systems and ornamental horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension Central District; UF/IFAS Mid-Florida Research and Education Center, Apopka, FL <a href="https://mrec.ifas.ufl.edu/directory/faculty/lizfelter/">MREC profile</a>

Felter, Liz A

Swisher, Mickie

Duncan, LuAnn

Field and Fork program director and campus food systems coordinator, University of Florida College of Agriculture and Life Sciences <a href="https://fieldandfork.ufl.edu/about/our-team/">profile</a>

Prizzia, Anna

Watson, Jonathan A.

Samuel, Norma R.

Extension agent II, M.S., sustainable agriculture &amp; food systems, UF/IFAS Extension Collier County, Naples FL <a href="http://blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/collierco/author/jessicaryals/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">UF/IFAS Extension Collier County blog profile</a>

Ryals, Jessica M.

Hickey, Lisa A.

Campbell, Catherine G.

Sullivan, Jessica D.

Extension agent IV, sustainable agriculture and food systems<a href="http://putnam.ifas.ufl.edu/">UF/IFAS Extension Putnam County</a>, East Palatka, FL.

Dinkins, David

Bailey, Mark T.

sustainable agriculture and food systems agent, UF/IFAS Extension Sumter, Pasco, Hernando County, Bushnell, FL

Smith, Matthew T.

Elliott, Rebecca M.

Pinkerton, Morgan

Asche, Frank

Postharvest and Handling

Manejo de la Postcosecha

Local food systems are collaborative efforts that integrate food production, processing, marketing/distribution and consumption within a given geographical area, place or community. Local food systems may also be characterized by certain market and non-market distribution channels: farm direct marketing channels including farmer's markets, community supported agriculture (CSA), farm-to-institution programs; community and home gardening; and gleaning programs.

Local Food Systems

Buying Local

Local 

Fincas con ingresos brutos anuales inferiores a $250,000, en las que el agricultor y/o la familia campesina propietaria de la producci&oacute;n o propietaria, o arrendataria, de los activos productivos, proporcionan la mano de obra y la administraci&oacute;n cotidianas. (NALT)

Farms with less than $250,000 gross receipts annually, on which day-to-day labor and management are provided by the farmer and/or the farm family that owns the production or owns, or leases, the productive assets. [NALT]

Small Farms

Pequeñas granjas

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Productos

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Cultivos alimenticios 

Agricultural Trade

Mercadeo Agrícola y Comercio

The number of farm and food entrepreneurs is increasing in rural and urban communities. Most communities do not have established food systems that can deliver food products from the farms to the consumers. Food system development includes farmers&rsquo; markets, community gardening, food hubs, processors, and wholesale/direct market development. Food system development also includes programs like Farm to School and Farm to Institution. Extension education programs that focus on farm food safety, beginning farmer and rancher classes, food manager certification, marketing/business planning, and consumer education are needed to enhance understanding of food systems in local communities and to ensure access to safe and affordable food.

Food Systems

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Cuba's Food System

Local Food Systems

Postharvest and Handling

Small Farms

The U.S. Food System

Publications

ACOPIO: Cuba's State Procurement and Distribution Agency

Cuba and US: Food Customs and Health

Cuba's Agricultural Markets

Disparities in Community Food Environments

Economics of the Organic Food Industry in Florida

Martin County, Florida Food System Study

Overview of Cuba's Food Rationing System

Protecting Perishable Foods During Transport by Truck or Rail

Strategies to Assess and Enhance the Community Food Environment

The Food Recall Manual (Version 2)

The Issue of Food Security in Cuba

The Role and Impact of Technology on Supply-Chain Management in the Food Industry

US Food Shopper Trends in 2017

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Systems

Foods

Food Supply Chain

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