Illinois Farmers Markets Using EBT: Impacts on SNAP Redemption and Market Sales
The number of people in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as food stamps, is currently at an all-time high. The switch from food stamp coupons to the Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) system was completed nationwide in 2004, yet almost 75% of the nation's farm...
Main Authors: | Afroza Hasin, Sylvia Smith, Pat Stieren |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Lyson Center for Civic Agriculture and Food Systems
2016-09-01
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Series: | Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development |
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Online Access: | https://www.foodsystemsjournal.org/index.php/fsj/article/view/307 |
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