scholarly journals Using common practices to establish a framework for mobile produce markets in the United States

2021 ◽  
pp. 73-84
Author(s):  
Christina Kasprzak ◽  
Julia Schoonover ◽  
Deanna Gallicchio ◽  
Lindsey Haynes-Maslow ◽  
Leah Vermont ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Nutrition Education ◽  
Food Access ◽  
The United States ◽  
Marketing Strategies ◽  
Important Food ◽  
Incentive Programs ◽  
Common Practices ◽  
Access Program ◽  
Mobile Market

Access to affordable fruit and vegetables (F&V) remains a challenge within underserved communities across the United States. Mobile produce markets (mobile markets) are a well-accepted and effective strategy for increasing F&V consumption in these communities. Mobile market organizations share similar missions that focus on food, health, and empowerment, participate in incentive programs, offer nutrition education, utilize grassroots-based marketing strategies, prioritize local produce, and sell competitively priced produce through a market style. While mobile markets have become increasingly prevalent, models vary widely. Establishing standardized practices is essential for ensuring the effectiveness and sustainability of this important food access program. This research seeks to identify common practices of established mobile markets and describe the resources they rely on.

Examining Disparities in Food Access Between Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Non-Historically Black Colleges and Universities

2021 ◽  
pp. 089011712110244
Author(s):  
Mariah Kornbluh ◽  
Shirelle Hallum ◽  
Marilyn Wende ◽  
Joseph Ray ◽  
Zachary Herrnstadt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Historically Black ◽  
Food Access ◽  
The United States ◽  
Black Colleges ◽  
Colleges And Universities ◽  
Historically Black Colleges ◽  
Census Tracts ◽  
Neighborhood Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Black Colleges And Universities

Purpose: Examine if Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) are more likely to be located in low food access area (LFA) census tracts compared to public non-HBCUs. Design: ArcGIS Pro was utilized to capture food environments and census tract sociodemographic data. Setting: The sample included 98 HBCUs and 777 public non-HBCUs within the United States. 28.9% of study census tracts were classified as LFA tracts. Measures: University data were gathered from the National Center for Education Statistics. Census tract-level LFA classification was informed by the United States Department of Agriculture’s Food Access Research Atlas. Covariates included population density and neighborhood socioeconomic status of census tracts containing subject universities. Analysis: Multilevel logistic regression was employed to examine the relationship between university type and LFA classification. Results: A higher percentage of HBCUs (46.9%) than public non-HBCUs (26.6%) were located in LFAs. After adjusting for population density and neighborhood socioeconomic status, university type was significantly associated with food access classification (B=0.71;p=.0036). The odds of an HBCU being located in LFA tracts were 104% greater than for a public non-HBCU (OR=2.04;95% CI=1.26,3.29). Conclusion: Findings underscore the need for policy interventions tailored to HBCU students to promote food security, environmental justice, and public health.

scholarly journals Do Online Shoppers Attend Farmers’ Markets?

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (10) ◽  
pp. 39
Author(s):  
Jean D. Gumirakiza ◽  
Mara E. Schroering
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Logit Model ◽  
Online Shopping ◽  
Multinomial Logit Model ◽  
The United States ◽  
Multinomial Logit ◽  
Marketing Strategies ◽  
Farmers Markets ◽  
Online Purchases ◽  
Online Shoppers

Online shopping is changing ways in which offline markets operate. As the online shopping for fresh produce takes off, it is important to investigate its effects on existing physical market outlets. The main objective for this study is to explain how often online shoppers attend farmers’ markets. The study uses data that was collected in 2016 from a sample of 1,205 consumers residing in the south region of the United States who made at least two online purchases within six months prior to participating in this study. This study employed a multinomial Logit model and Stata was used to run the regression. Results show that the majority of these online shoppers never attended a farmers’ market. The relative probabilities for the online shoppers to “never” attend farmers’ markets, attend “occasionally”, and “frequently” are 0.54, 0.28, and 0.18 respectively. We found that the lack of awareness, inconvenient place and/or time, and low interests are major reasons for nonattendance. This study suggests that farmers’ markets could greatly benefit by developing marketing strategies targeting online shoppers.

Gender Differences in Millennial Consumers of Latin America Associated with Conspicuous Consumption of New Luxury Goods

2020 ◽  
pp. 097215092090900
Author(s):  
Gustavo Barrera Verdugo ◽  
Héctor R. Ponce
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Gender Differences ◽  
Latin America ◽  
University Students ◽  
Conspicuous Consumption ◽  
The United States ◽  
Social Contexts ◽  
Marketing Strategies ◽  
Luxury Goods ◽  
Luxury Products

Conspicuous consumption has been studied in the millennial generation in the United States and Asia; in Latin America, however, it has scarcely been analysed. The purpose of this study is to examine whether conspicuous motivations in millennial consumers are more prominent in men than in women associated with the consumption of new luxury goods in Latin America. A survey was developed to measure conspicuous motivation, more specifically, bandwagon and snob effects. It was responded by 712 university students located in five different cities in Chile. The findings of the study showed that the bandwagon and snob motivations were higher in men than in women. Men also showed a greater tendency than women to purchase and use new luxury products in social contexts. These results suggest that managers could adjust their marketing strategies to better target millennial consumers of new luxury products.

scholarly journals Zero-inflated ordered probit approach to modeling mushroom consumption in the United States

2017 ◽  
Vol 20 (5) ◽  
pp. 655-672 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuan Jiang ◽  
Lisa A. House ◽  
Hyeyoung Kim ◽  
Susan S. Percival
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Marketing Strategies ◽  
Ordered Probit ◽  
Consumption Frequency ◽  
The Given

This paper investigates the determinants of fresh and processed mushroom consumption in the United States by employing the zero-inflated ordered probit (ZIOP) model. The ZIOP model accounts for excessive zero observations and allows us to differentiate between genuine non-consumers and individuals who did not consume during the given period but might under different circumstances. The results indicate that the market for fresh mushrooms is larger than that for processed mushrooms. However, the market for processed mushrooms has a larger portion of potential consumers which might indicate more potential if appropriate marketing strategies are applied. The results also suggest that the decisions to participate in the market or not and the consumption frequency are driven by structurally different factors. A comparison of the ZIOP to other models is included to show the advantages of allowing for non-consumers and potential consumers to be analyzed separately.

Practices in Progress: The State of Reappraisal and Deaccessioning in Archives

2019 ◽  
Vol 82 (2) ◽  
pp. 508-547
Author(s):  
Marcella Huggard ◽  
Laura Uglean Jackson
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
The United States ◽  
The State ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Positive Outcomes ◽  
Ethical Concerns ◽  
Common Practices ◽  
Responsible Manner

In the spring of 2017, the article authors conducted a survey of archival institutions in the United States and Canada regarding current reappraisal and deaccessioning practices. The first of its kind in the United States, the survey gathered quantitative data regarding how, why, and which archival repositories reappraise and deaccession. This article describes the survey method, questions asked, and data collected, and provides an analysis of the results. The authors sought to learn if resources influence these practices; what, if any, policies and guidelines exist locally; how the processes are carried out; how archivists perceive ethical concerns commonly associated with these practices; and what benefits and consequences result from reappraising and deaccessioning. They found that reappraising and deaccessioning are common practices throughout a variety of institutions and result in positive outcomes. However, misunderstanding remains about these practices, and institutions may not always be conducting these practices in an ethical and responsible manner.

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