Oregon’s high hunger and food insecurity rates have been a concern throughout the last decade. These high rates earned Oregon the dubious distinction as the most food insecure with hunger state in the late 1990’s. While Oregon’s ranking has improved in recent years, our understanding of why Oregon ranked so...
Food insecurity and hunger have become persistent problems resulting from an increase in impoverished segments of populations worldwide. For those not affected, the problem seems unnoticeable – it is happening somewhere else far away from them. However, in the United States, the number of people living below the poverty level...
According to USDA research, Oregon in 2002 had the highest rate of hunger and one of the highest rates of food insecurity in the United States. Although the margin of error involved with these statistics indicates that the state may not actually be at the top of the list, a...
The general purpose of this study is to evaluate the role of
agriculture in Indonesia in supplying food to the country's economy.
Analysis of the general inter-relationship between the agricultural
and non-agricultural sectors of a developing, densely-populated economy,
and the sectorial interdependence viewed in relation to the
supply and demand...
Discusses recent trends in hunger and food insecurity in Oregon and the Northwest. Compares data for metro and nonmetro areas, and looks at the affect of employment type on rates of food insecurity.
Cook-Chill Foodservice System was a new alternative foodservice
system in the 1960s. Food items in Cook-Chill Foodservice Systems are
prepared and chilled in advance of service, stored in inventory, and then
rethermalized before consumption.
The purpose of this research was to evaluate Cook-Chill Systems from
the foodservice manager's view. The...
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