Operation Community Impact responds to food insecurity and challenges faced by dairy producers
For many individuals and families, challenges surrounding food insecurity increased when the pandemic arrived. COVID-19 also created a surplus of fluid milk and led to decreased prices for farmers. Dairy farms nationwide were dumping milk due to decreased demand and lack of storage space at plants...
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Lyson Center for Civic Agriculture and Food Systems
2020-11-01
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| description | For many individuals and families, challenges surrounding food insecurity increased when the pandemic arrived. COVID-19 also created a surplus of fluid milk and led to decreased prices for farmers. Dairy farms nationwide were dumping milk due to decreased demand and lack of storage space at plants. Meanwhile, food pantries were in desperate need of more food to help provide nourishment for the increasing number of individuals facing food insecurity. The Cooperative Extension 4-H and Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) programs at the University of Connecticut partnered with dairy processors to secure donations and mobilize Extension volunteers to distribute the donations to food pantries statewide. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-661758f7fbf54bf4becd4834171d9d0b2023-09-02T10:12:51ZengLyson Center for Civic Agriculture and Food SystemsJournal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development2152-08012020-11-0110110.5304/jafscd.2020.101.034Operation Community Impact responds to food insecurity and challenges faced by dairy producersStacey Stearns0William Davenport1Jennifer Cushman2University of Connecticut ExtensionUniversity of Connecticut ExtensionUniversity of Connecticut ExtensionFor many individuals and families, challenges surrounding food insecurity increased when the pandemic arrived. COVID-19 also created a surplus of fluid milk and led to decreased prices for farmers. Dairy farms nationwide were dumping milk due to decreased demand and lack of storage space at plants. Meanwhile, food pantries were in desperate need of more food to help provide nourishment for the increasing number of individuals facing food insecurity. The Cooperative Extension 4-H and Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) programs at the University of Connecticut partnered with dairy processors to secure donations and mobilize Extension volunteers to distribute the donations to food pantries statewide.https://www.foodsystemsjournal.org/index.php/fsj/article/view/900COVID-19PandemicCoronavirusDairyMilkDairy Surplus |
| spellingShingle | Stacey Stearns William Davenport Jennifer Cushman Operation Community Impact responds to food insecurity and challenges faced by dairy producers Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development COVID-19 Pandemic Coronavirus Dairy Milk Dairy Surplus |
| title | Operation Community Impact responds to food insecurity and challenges faced by dairy producers |
| title_full | Operation Community Impact responds to food insecurity and challenges faced by dairy producers |
| title_fullStr | Operation Community Impact responds to food insecurity and challenges faced by dairy producers |
| title_full_unstemmed | Operation Community Impact responds to food insecurity and challenges faced by dairy producers |
| title_short | Operation Community Impact responds to food insecurity and challenges faced by dairy producers |
| title_sort | operation community impact responds to food insecurity and challenges faced by dairy producers |
| topic | COVID-19 Pandemic Coronavirus Dairy Milk Dairy Surplus |
| url | https://www.foodsystemsjournal.org/index.php/fsj/article/view/900 |
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