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1. Measuring the Potential and Realized (or Revealed) Spatial Access from Places of Residence and Work to Food Outlets in Rural Communities of Québec, CanadaÉric Robitaille +4 more31-Jan-24The study highlights challenges in food accessibility in rural Québec, revealing that convenience stores are more accessible than grocery stores. It emphasizes the need to strengthen the local food environment to support healthy eating and enhance food security.
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2. Food accessibility measurements amongst rural and urban informal dwellers in Buea MunicipalityMajory Meliko +2 more31 Mar 2023-Journal of agriculture and food researchIn Buea Municipality, the Household Food Insecurity Scale (HFIAS) indicates a 99.3% food insecurity rate among rural dwellers, highlighting significant challenges in food accessibility. This underscores the need for policies focused on improving production capacity and employment opportunities.
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3. Improving Sustainable Food Access and Availability in Rural Communities: An Assessment of Needed ResourcesCatherine E. Sanders +2 more05 Apr 2023-SustainabilityThe study highlights barriers to food accessibility in rural areas, emphasizing the need for socioeconomic and market-based solutions. Extension educators should enhance partnerships to improve food access and address the specific needs of rural residents facing obesity challenges.
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4. Enabling Conditions for Local Food Systems to Emerge in Predominately Rural Regions of Portugal—A Food Access ApproachPaola A. Hernández10 Feb 2023-LandFood accessibility in rural areas is influenced by road infrastructure, income levels, and education. Limited access to transportation can hinder food purchases, particularly for economically disadvantaged groups, affecting their ability to consume locally produced foods.
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5. Breaking Out from Food Desert Boundaries: Using Travel Behavior and Location-Choice Modeling to Measure Food AccessibilityKelsey C. Abel +3 more31 May 2022-Journal of Urban Planning and Development-asceThe study focuses on food accessibility in both rural and urban areas, highlighting that factors such as travel time, household demographics, mobility options, built environment, household size, and employment significantly influence where low-income households choose to shop for food.
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6. Characterizing Rural Food Access in Remote AreasChris J. Bardenhagen +3 more30 Sep 2017-Journal of Community HealthResidents of rural areas often face limited access to healthy foods, leading to diet-related health issues. Challenges include out-shopping, seasonality, and economic factors, with mid-sized independent stores generally offering a larger selection of healthy foods compared to smaller groceries.
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7. A New Raster-Based Metric to Measure Relative Food Availability in Rural Areas: A Case Study in Southeastern North CarolinaTimothy Mulrooney +4 more21 Jun 2017-Southeastern GeographerThe study highlights food accessibility in rural areas by measuring relative food availability using a pixel-based relative travel-time index (PRTI), which compares travel times to healthy versus unhealthy food sources, revealing socio-economic differences in food-needy regions.
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8. Access to food markets, household wealth and child nutrition in rural Cambodia: Findings from nationally representative dataCam Duong +6 more17 Oct 2023-PLOS ONEAccess to food markets in rural Cambodia is uneven, with median distances to markets ranging from 4 km in lowland areas to 9 km in highland areas. Improved market access alone may not significantly enhance child dietary quality.
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9. A Probe into Rural Households’ Food Accessibility Scenario: A Micro Level Study in West BengalShibani Bagchi +1 more19 Dec 2018-Economic AffairsFood accessibility in rural areas, particularly in Birbhum, West Bengal, is concerning, with 15.33% of households lacking sufficient monthly per capita consumption expenditure on food, influenced negatively by agricultural wage income and farm activity, despite high cropping intensity.
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10. Food access in remote rural places: consumer accounts of food shoppingDavid Marshall +2 more01 Jan 2018-Regional StudiesFood accessibility in rural areas is constrained by physical distance to shops, limited product choice, higher prices, and economic challenges. Consumers adapt by shopping at local stores, traveling to larger supermarkets, or utilizing community transport services for better access.
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11. Food availability and food access in rural agricultural communities: use of mixed methods.Linda K. Ko +7 more15 May 2018-BMC Public HealthFood accessibility in rural areas, particularly in predominantly Hispanic communities, is limited due to low availability of healthier options in grocery and convenience stores, as well as restaurants, compounded by seasonal variations affecting food access and consumption patterns.
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12. An Analysis of Food Purchase Accessibility and Availability for Rural Households : The Cases of Bibong-myeon and Maesong-myeon, Hwaseong-siChang-Hyeon Lee +5 moreFood accessibility in rural areas, as examined in the study, is limited due to a lack of variety and small-scale grocery stores, making it difficult for households to purchase essential items like fresh meat, fruits, and fish, leading to nutritional imbalances.
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13. Community Perspectives on Access to and Availability of Healthy Food in Rural, Low-Resource, Latino CommunitiesZulema Valdez +4 more14 Dec 2016-Preventing Chronic DiseaseResidents in rural, low-resource Latino communities reported sufficient access to healthy produce through discount stores and nonretail outlets like fruit stands. However, affordability of retail produce was a significant concern, highlighting the need for innovative policy solutions.
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14. The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Rural Food Security in High Income Countries: A Systematic Literature ReviewKatherine Kent +4 more28 Feb 2022-International Journal of Environmental Research and Public HealthRural populations experienced lower food availability and access during the COVID-19 pandemic, with studies indicating significant food insecurity levels. Transportation barriers did not vary significantly between rural and urban areas, but rural adults faced fewer barriers to culturally appropriate foods.
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15. Rural poverty, health and food accessSteven C. Deller +2 more31 May 2015-Regional Science Policy and PracticeAccess to healthier food in rural areas is linked to better public health outcomes. The study indicates that while poverty and poor health are related, the impact of food access on this relationship varies regionally within rural communities.
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16. Voices for food: methodologies forimplementing a multi-state community-basedintervention in rural, high povertycommunitiesSuzanne Stluka +7 moreFood accessibility in rural areas is hindered by unique barriers compared to urban settings, necessitating interventions like Food Policy Councils (FPCs) and community coaching to improve food security and enhance the availability of healthy food options for residents.
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17. Understanding Food Access in a Rural CommunityRosalie M. Rodriguez +1 more15 Mar 2016-Food, Culture, and SocietyThe study highlights that poor adults in a rural Pennsylvania community face food accessibility challenges due to factors like transportation issues, inadequate social service information, terrain difficulties, lack of nutrition education, and high food costs, creating a food desert environment.
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18. Determining the casual model the role of information and communication technologies in improving food accessibility of Iranian rural households.Farhad Lashgarara +3 more31 Dec 2009-World applied sciences journalFood accessibility in rural Iranian households is currently unsuitable. However, information and communication technologies (ICTs) can significantly improve this situation by decreasing information access costs and enhancing individuals' knowledge acquisition capabilities, accounting for 69% of the variance in food accessibility.
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19. Prevalence of Nontraditional Food Stores and Distance to Healthy Foods in a Rural Food EnvironmentLeigh A. Gantner +3 more22 Aug 2011-Journal of Hunger & Environmental NutritionFood accessibility in rural areas is challenged by a prevalence of nontraditional food stores, which are closer to households but offer limited fresh produce. Residents often travel significantly further for healthier options compared to processed foods like soda and chips.
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20. Food Accessibility of the Rural Hardcore Poor HouseholdsBegum RehanaFood accessibility in rural areas is severely limited for hardcore poor households, who often lack access to agriculture and economic development. Government safety net programs, like VGD, aim to address this issue, but poverty reduction remains unsatisfactory.
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