The Effects the Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer for Children Demonstration has on Children’s Food Security

2017 ◽  
Vol 39 (4) ◽  
pp. 710-710
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Benefits Transfer ◽  
Electronic Benefits Transfer

The Effects the Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer for Children Demonstration has on Children’s Food Security

2017 ◽  
Vol 39 (3) ◽  
pp. 516-532 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacob Alex Klerman ◽  
Anne Wolf ◽  
Ann Collins ◽  
Stephen Bell ◽  
Ronette Briefel
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Benefits Transfer ◽  
Electronic Benefits Transfer

Have electronic benefits cards improved food access for food stamp recipients?

2017 ◽  
Vol 44 (6) ◽  
pp. 958-975 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicholas Lovett ◽  
Yuhan Xue
Keyword(s):  
Food Insecurity ◽  
Food Stamp ◽  
California Health Interview Survey ◽  
Benefits Transfer ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Positive Externality ◽  
Interview Survey ◽  
Electronic Benefits Transfer ◽  
Roll Out

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate electronic benefits transfer (EBT) card reforms in California’s Food Stamp Program, and its impact on food insecurity. Design/methodology/approach The authors test the hypothesis that EBT cards reduce food insecurity by reducing the food costs associated with loss and theft of benefits, as well as by decreasing fraudulent sales of benefits. The authors use a natural experiment in the form of the time-varying roll-out of EBT card reforms across California counties in conjunction with the California Health Interview Survey, to conduct an event study. Findings The findings suggest no evidence for a decrease in food insecurity. The authors do, however, find evidence of a transitory increase in food insecurity immediately following implementation of EBT reforms. Reforms increase the likelihood of food insecurity by about 3 percent for up to two months. The result is distinguishable from zero, and robust to changes in specification, inclusion of controls, and measurement choices. The authors posit the increase was due to frictions in the transition to EBT card systems. Originality/value Although a considerable literature with regard to the FSP exists, very little has been written investigating a specific linkage between EBT cards and food security. The findings are not supportive of policy makers’ hypothesis that a positive externality of EBT benefits delivery is a lasting reduction in food insecurity.

Association of WIC Participation and Electronic Benefits Transfer Implementation

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aditi Vasan ◽  
Chén C. Kenyon ◽  
Chris Feudtner ◽  
Alexander G. Fiks ◽  
Atheendar S. Venkataramani
Keyword(s):  
Benefits Transfer ◽  
Wic Participation ◽  
Electronic Benefits Transfer

scholarly journals Using a Case Approach to Assess Farmers’ Attitudes Regarding Central Terminal Model Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) Programs at Selected Michigan Farmers Markets

2013 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 38-43
Author(s):  
Dru N. Montri ◽  
Bridget K. Behe ◽  
Kimberly Chung
Keyword(s):  
Food Assistance ◽  
Farmers Markets ◽  
Benefits Transfer ◽  
Assistance Program ◽  
Farmers Market ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Terminal Model ◽  
Nutrition Assistance ◽  
Electronic Benefits Transfer ◽  
Central Terminal

Recently, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has pushed to increase the number of farmers markets that accept Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits (formerly known as food stamps) via Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT). However, a small percentage of farmers markets accept SNAP and little is known of the experience of the farmer-vendors who participate in central terminal model EBT programs at farmers markets. The objective of this exploratory study was to elucidate farmers’ attitudes regarding central terminal model EBT programs at selected Michigan farmers markets. This study used qualitative research methods and a case approach. Thirty-two farmers that participated in central terminal model EBT programs at farmers markets were interviewed. Three main themes emerged. First, based on their experiences, farmers expressed a positive attitude toward central terminal model EBT programs at farmers markets. Second, positive attitudes were often associated with the view that market managers had made it easy for farmers to accept EBT benefits and freed them from the administrative burdens of redemption and federal reporting. Third, farmers believed that accepting food assistance benefits attracted new customers to the farmers market thus expanding their customer base. While these results may not be reflective of farmers’ attitudes in other regions, the themes that emerged highlight topics that may be important considerations when making future decisions about the expansion of electronic food assistance programs at farmers markets.

Food Security Surveillance in the Palestinian Territories

2002 ◽  
Vol 17 (S2) ◽  
pp. S20-S21
Author(s):  
Gregg Greenough ◽  
Ziad Abdeen ◽  
Bdour Dandies ◽  
Radwan Qasrawi
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Palestinian Territories ◽  
Security Surveillance

Averting robo-bees: why free-flying robotic bees are a bad idea

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (6) ◽  
pp. 723-729
Author(s):  
Roslyn Gleadow ◽  
Jim Hanan ◽  
Alan Dorin
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Computer Simulation ◽  
Food Security ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Plant Interactions ◽  
Plant Insect Interactions ◽  
Native Habitat ◽  
Insect Pollinators ◽  
Insect Interactions

Food security and the sustainability of native ecosystems depends on plant-insect interactions in countless ways. Recently reported rapid and immense declines in insect numbers due to climate change, the use of pesticides and herbicides, the introduction of agricultural monocultures, and the destruction of insect native habitat, are all potential contributors to this grave situation. Some researchers are working towards a future where natural insect pollinators might be replaced with free-flying robotic bees, an ecologically problematic proposal. We argue instead that creating environments that are friendly to bees and exploring the use of other species for pollination and bio-control, particularly in non-European countries, are more ecologically sound approaches. The computer simulation of insect-plant interactions is a far more measured application of technology that may assist in managing, or averting, ‘Insect Armageddon' from both practical and ethical viewpoints.

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