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Sustainable Agriculture and Local Food Supply Chains: Making the Connection through Experiential Learning Support for this work provided by NC Growing Together, an initiative funded by the United States Department of Agriculture, National Institute of Food and Agriculture, competitive grant #2013-68004-20363. Rebecca Dunning, Center for Environmental Farming Systems Rob Handfield , Poole College of Management Amanda McWhirt, Crop Science Michelle Schroeder-Moreno, Crop Science North Carolina State University
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Sustainable Agriculture and Local Food Supply Chains: Making the Connection
through Experiential Learning
Support for this work provided by NC Growing Together, an initiative funded by the United States Department of Agriculture, National Institute of Food and Agriculture, competitive grant #2013-68004-20363.
Rebecca Dunning, Center for Environmental Farming Systems Rob Handfield , Poole College of Management
Amanda McWhirt, Crop Science Michelle Schroeder-Moreno, Crop Science
North Carolina State University
Sustainable Agriculture and Local Food Supply Chains: Making the Connection through Experiential Learning
Food Supply Chains Conceptual Landscape
Project-based Local Foods Supply Chain Course
Recommendations for Others
Local Foods Supply Chain
The Local Foods Conceptual Landscape
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Projct-Based Local Food Supply Chain Course
Inhabited Institutions Approach
SOME of the Partners
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Institutional Theory Applied to the NC Project
Inhabited Institutions Approach
Institutional Governance in Retail Grocery and Food Service Procurement & Distribution But here just note how these are the three things we have to change if we want to institutional change
18 enrolled 12 MBA’s, Supply chain concentration 1 Auditor (university dining) 5 Agricultural science and Agricultural education students 1 lead instructor, head of SCRC 1 project-meeting support, adjunct
Project-Based Local Food Supply Chain Course
Enrollment
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Institutional Theory Applied to the NC Project
Inhabited Institutions Approach
Institutional Governance in Retail Grocery and Food Service Procurement & Distribution But here just note how these are the three things we have to change if we want to institutional change
14 2.5 hour weekly classes 1 field trip 20 guest speakers - 2 producers - 5 wholesalers/distributors - 3 retailers - 10 academics or extension
Project-Based Local Food Supply Chain Course
Class Sessions
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Institutional Theory Applied to the NC Project
Inhabited Institutions Approach
Project-Based Local Food Supply Chain Course
Grading: Project/Class
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Institutional Theory Applied to the NC Project
Inhabited Institutions Approach
Project-Based Local Food Supply Chain Course
Team Project Expectations
Project Charter due third week of class Includes state of problem/opportunity, scope, and timeline Weekly status update due to class assistant Three meetings with project sponsors Deliverables: Written paper, ppt, poster Presentation of results: Formal presentation to project sponsor Presentation to class Presentation to NC Growing Together project partners (40+ attendees) Competition Poster Gallery Walk at the Poole School of Management
Project-Based Local Food Supply Chain Course
svAgricultural science students expected more basic course content on supply chains
“I expected instruction and exposure related to supply chains. But the lectures were related to the ag side of things.” “I’ve never taken a business course or a project-based course, I was expecting tests and readings.” “….I felt ungrounded in my understanding of supply chain fundamentals and basics.”
Feedback -- Ag Science Students
svAgricultural science students expected more basic course content on supply chains
“The interesting array of guest speakers really helped broaden my areas of understanding in regards to the unique issues that farmers and the agricultural businesses face.” “The topics covered and guest speakers were essential to truly understanding the challenges of local food.”
Feedback -- Business Students
svAgricultural science students expected more basic course content on supply chains
“[The project sponsors] should be comfortable sharing data with the team and give them the inputs they need in order for the team to conduct the necessary analysis and provide them with the best solution.”
Feedback -- Business Students
svAgricultural science students expected more basic course content on supply chains
Framework works for a 100% MBA class, ideal way to link MBA’s to a large project. Mixed undergraduate business and agricultural science students could work * Provide basic business & supply chain training or require prerequisite * Center more course content on areas unfamiliar to both (e.g., government policy, supply chain governance)
Recommendations
svAgricultural science students expected more basic course content on supply chains
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