Community agriculture as a response to the global food crisis: A comparison of models from Nicaragua and the United States
Format
Oral Presentation
Faculty Mentor Name
Analiese Richard
Faculty Mentor Department
International Studies
Abstract/Artist Statement
This paper compares community agriculture programs used as local solutions to the global food crisis and rising food prices. Two case studies were conducted in community garden programs in El Manzano Uno, Nicaragua and Stockton, California. Both communities face food security issues, despite being located in regions of large-scale commercial agricultural production. The comparison of these two models yields insight into the role of community-based agricultural projects in creating successful agricultural policy at a global scale, as well as some common challenges faced by local community agriculture programs in confronting systemic crises.
Location
DeRosa University Center, Room 217
Start Date
21-4-2012 9:00 AM
End Date
21-4-2012 12:00 PM
Community agriculture as a response to the global food crisis: A comparison of models from Nicaragua and the United States
DeRosa University Center, Room 217
This paper compares community agriculture programs used as local solutions to the global food crisis and rising food prices. Two case studies were conducted in community garden programs in El Manzano Uno, Nicaragua and Stockton, California. Both communities face food security issues, despite being located in regions of large-scale commercial agricultural production. The comparison of these two models yields insight into the role of community-based agricultural projects in creating successful agricultural policy at a global scale, as well as some common challenges faced by local community agriculture programs in confronting systemic crises.