AREC173 Study Guide - Final Guide: Broadspectrum, Rainforest Alliance, Production Quota

• School: University of Alberta
• Department: Agricultural and Resource Economics
• Course: AREC173
• Professor: Brent Swallow

Document Summary

Public & private policies to address food market issues. Leftovers edmonton- collect and redistribute food from different retailers and restaurant. Fruits of sherbrooke: organization that rescues fruits and vegetables not being used by local homeowners. Transportation: businesses don"t want to distribute their food because they don"t want to spend the extra resources, or they are too busy, etc. Logistical barrier: difficult to build a network (communications) Public education: charitable food donations liability act- if they donate to charities they are not liable; misconception that if you are donating surplus food it is at a higher cost than disposal. Food can be edible but not marketable because of picky consumers (bruised fruits and vegetables) Logistics and timing issues make it difficult to address food insecurity. Part of the problem with food insecurity is cosmetic blemish; farmers using mechanical harvesting, which affects produce. Not enough incentives for farmers to provide the food to organizations.