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Identifying Factors Influencing a Hospital's Decision to Adopt a Farm-to-Hospital Program

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  • Smith, Bobby J.
  • Kaiser, Harry M.
  • Gómez, Miguel I.

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Farm-to-hospital (FTH) programs can potentially improve the economy of local communities and preserve the environment. Research on adoption of farm-to-hospital (FTH) programs is extremely limited in the agricultural and applied economics literature. Using data from our 2012 regional FTH program survey of hospital food-service directors in the Northeastern United States and from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, this study estimates a logit model to determine factors that influence a hospital's decision to adopt an FTH program. The empirical results indicate that specific hospital characteristics and agricultural factors significantly influence a hospital's decision to adopt.

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  • Smith, Bobby J. & Kaiser, Harry M. & Gómez, Miguel I., 2013. "Identifying Factors Influencing a Hospital's Decision to Adopt a Farm-to-Hospital Program," Agricultural and Resource Economics Review, Cambridge University Press, vol. 42(3), pages 508-517, December.
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