The policy objective of the Agriculture of the Middle project is to build the capacity of project members to investigate, address, and communicate policy issues surrounding mid-scale supply chains.
Research Briefing for National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition
May 31, 2018
We organized a research briefing, delivered as a webinar, for NSAC leadership to hear from NC1198 researchers about topics relevant to NSAC’s issue areas and federal policy. The three presentations were:
“Historical tensions, institutionalization, and the need for multi-stakeholder cooperatives,” by Tom Gray, USDA Rural Business Cooperative Service
• Slides (pdf)
• 1-page summary
“Expanding small and medium-sized farms’ participation in the specialty food industry,” by Shermain Hardesty & Gail Feenstra, UC Davis
• Slides (pdf)
• 1-page summary
“Market structure and sustainable food systems policy,” by Jill Fitzsimmons, UMASS-Amherst
• Slides (pdf)
• 1-page summary