See how input-output analysis and IMPLAN data measured the economic impact of local food buying in Louisiana's farm to school programs.
INTRODUCTION
How do Louisiana’s farm to school programs impact local economies and beyond? Farm to school programs aim to promote healthy lifestyle choices among children and introduce agricultural practices into schools through school gardens, educational activities, and local procurement of produce for use in school cafeterias. In this webinar, IMPLAN’s Customer Success Manager turned Education Services Specialist, Whitney McKinzie, discussed her award-winning research into the economic impacts of the local procurement side of farm to school programs. She explored how she used input-output analysis, IMPLAN data, and interviews with school district child nutrition program directors to find meaningful answers to her questions about the economic impacts of increased levels of local procurement in school districts as a part of farm to school program participation.
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Updated September 20, 2023