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96 CHAPTER 05: CONCLUSION AND NEXT STEPSResearch Level Cont.SectorCommunity Economic DevelopmentPriorityOutcomeIndicator(s)MeasuresLocal and regional economic impact1: Increase in market opportunities and income generation for local producers, processors anddistributors through sales to schools and possibly other institutions1.1 Number, demographics (i.e., gender, ethnicity, age) and type of local producers, processors anddistributors supplying local products to school districts1.2 Number and type of local products distributors offer to schools1.3 Number and demographics of food producers, processors and distributors that change businessplans due to farm to school market demand (i.e., new products, change in number of acres grown)1.4 Number and demographics of locally owned businesses created to meet farm to school demand1.5 Number of new product development opportunities created through farm to school training,technical assistance, or dialogue between school food procurers, foodservice workers, students andfarmers1.6 Number of new jobs created by food producer, processor or distributor due to farm to school marketdemand1.7 Amount of new income generated from local farm to school sales1.8 Frequency of producer sales to schools (i.e., year round, one-time sales) including breakout ofsocially disadvantaged producers1.9 Number, demographics and type of producers selling local products to other farm to table markets,or newly established marketing relationships1.10 Number of school districts purchasing from regional and local food hubs1.11 Number and type of local/regional food hubs, buyers served and products sold1.12 Increase in use of pre-season/forward contracting or “producer acres under contract” to grow foodfor a school districtEVALUATION FOR TRANSFORMATION