Developing a food system indicators database to facilitate local food systems assessments: Using a scoping review approach
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Published:2023-12-06
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Page:1-14
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ISSN:2152-0801
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Container-title:Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development
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Short-container-title:J. Agric. Food Syst. Community Dev.
Author:
Atoloye AbiodunORCID, Schouboe Sophie, Misiaszek CaitlinORCID, Harding JamieORCID, Cooksey Stowers KristenORCID, Bassarab KarenORCID, Calancie LarissaORCID
Abstract
Many food policy councils, food and agriculture-oriented groups, coalitions, organizations, funders, nonprofits, decision-makers, government departments, and other entities work to address local food system issues and inequities that negatively affect human, animal, and planetary wellbeing. In this article, we summarize and reflect on the process of creating an open-access food system indicators database. Our goal has been to create a library of indicators from which groups can draw when assessing their local food system, identifying improvement opportunities, and evaluating their efforts. The indicators were extracted from seven sources selected to cover a wide range of food system elements and pertinent topics, including nutrition, agricultural production, racial equity, health outcomes, environmental impacts, and economics. Our work can contribute to needed research on monitoring and evaluating food system attributes and changes, developing a common set of indicators that groups can use to track food systems across places and over time and to assess racial equity, justice, and fairness in the food system.
Publisher
Lyson Center for Civic Agriculture and Food Systems
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