Assessing the Impact of Partnerships to Improve Local and Regional Food Systems

Assessing the Impact of Partnerships to Improve Local and Regional Food Systems dparker Mon, 08/24/2026 - 13:36 Overview The Regional Food System Partnerships (RFSP) program, administered by USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) supports projects that foster cross-sector collaboration and connections between public and private resources for strategic planning that strengthens local and regional food systems. To assess how RFSP-funded projects have advanced these goals, Washington State University and the University of Idaho partnered with AMS to use Ripple Effects Mapping (REM) and onlin