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Equity, Health, and Sustainability with PROVE: The Evaluation of a Portuguese Program for a Short Distance Supply Chain of Fruits and Vegetables

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  • Daniela Craveiro

    (Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (ISCTE-IUL), CIS-IUL, 1649-026 Lisboa, Portugal)

  • Sibila Marques

    (Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (ISCTE-IUL), CIS-IUL, 1649-026 Lisboa, Portugal)

  • Ana Marreiros

    (Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (ISCTE-IUL), CIS-IUL, 1649-026 Lisboa, Portugal)

  • Ruth Bell

    (Institute of Health Equity, UCL, London WC1E 7HB, UK)

  • Matluba Khan

    (Institute of Health Equity, UCL, London WC1E 7HB, UK)

  • Cristina Godinho

    (Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (ISCTE-IUL), CIS-IUL, 1649-026 Lisboa, Portugal)

  • Sonia Quiroga

    (Department of Economics, Universidad de Alcalá, 28801 Alcalá, Spain)

  • Cristina Suárez

    (Department of Economics, Universidad de Alcalá, 28801 Alcalá, Spain)

Abstract

PROVE is a Portuguese program that empowers small-scale farmers organized into local networks to directly commercialize baskets of locally produced fruits and vegetables to consumers. This study applied a post-test-only non-equivalent group design to evaluate the resulting influence on the social empowerment of farmers and on consumer diets. The method included conducting a survey of PROVE farmers ( n = 36) and a survey of PROVE consumers ( n = 294) that were compared against matched samples of Portuguese respondents of international surveys (European Social Survey, n = 36 and the INHERIT Five-Country Survey, n = 571, respectively). PROVE farmers reported higher scores for perceived influence on the work environment than the national sample. PROVE consumers were more likely to eat five or more portions of fruits and vegetables a day in comparison to the matched sample of Portuguese citizens (average odds ratio: 3.05, p < 0.05). Being a PROVE consumer also generated an impact on the likelihood of consuming no more than two portions of red meat a week (average odds ratio: 1.56, p < 0.05). The evaluation study suggests that the promotion of short supply chains of fruits and vegetables can make a positive contribution to a healthier, more sustainable, and fairer future in food consumption.

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  • Daniela Craveiro & Sibila Marques & Ana Marreiros & Ruth Bell & Matluba Khan & Cristina Godinho & Sonia Quiroga & Cristina Suárez, 2019. "Equity, Health, and Sustainability with PROVE: The Evaluation of a Portuguese Program for a Short Distance Supply Chain of Fruits and Vegetables," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(24), pages 1-15, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:16:y:2019:i:24:p:5083-:d:297343
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