2. Outline
Comprehensive farm to school
Fundamentals of a CBA
Policy alternatives
Fiscal and social costs and benefits
Considered benefits
Limitations
Future implications
3. Comprehensive Farm to School
Local
Procurement
Nutrition/Ag
Education
Student
Engagement
4. What is a Cost-Benefit Analysis?
Measures economic
efficiency of programs or
policies
Monetize all costs and
benefits
Net benefits = benefits-costs
Bottom line: Net benefits =
adopt policy
Not the ultimate decision
making tool (other factors
such as equity, political
climate)
Costs Benefits
6. Policy Alternatives
Current policy
Alternative 1: Local procurement
Alternative 2: Comprehensive farm to
school
Alternative 2(a): Comprehensive farm to
school and adoption of HHFKA new meal
standards
7. Fiscal and Social Costs
Fiscal
Staff training, equipment, comprehensive
F2S elements, administrative costs,
reimbursement rate
Social
METB- Cost to society of program or policy
Opportunity cost of chaperone and
teacher time
8. Fiscal and Social Benefits
Fiscal
Equipment scrap value (after 20 years),
increased meal participation
HHFKA federal meal reimbursement (6
cents)
Social
Decreased absenteeism
Health benefits (avoided health care costs)
9. Considered Benefits
Local economic activity
Staff impacts
Student academic
performance
Satisfaction from farmer
relationships
10. Results
Policy Alternatives Net Benefits (per average
district)
Alternative 1 -45,000
Alternative 2 $480,000
Alternative 2(a) $1.6 million
12. Limitations
Limited data on F2S effectiveness
Introduction of HHFKA
CBA focused on demand side, what about the supply
side?
Funding for programming
13. Future Implications
Data collection!
Health
Economic
Further analysis of the supply side
Market opportunity for agriculture
producers?
Economic impact?
14. Acknowledgements
The rest of the CBA team!
Norma-Jean Simon, Ryan
Eisner, Leni Wolf, Miriam
Palmer, Marc Harding
Hanson
Emily Reynolds
Dr. Weimer
Amy Meinen
Dale Schoeller
Andrea Bontrager Yoder
CIAS
DATCP
DPI
DHS
