{"id":1898,"date":"2026-02-16T11:55:23","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T11:55:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/food-systems-equality\/?page_id=1898"},"modified":"2026-08-12T11:57:03","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T10:57:03","slug":"impact-plymouth-ffv","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/food-systems-equality\/impact-plymouth-ffv\/","title":{"rendered":"Impact \u2013 Access to fruit and vegetables"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;4\/6&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2>Improving access to fresh fruit and vegetables<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]This report shares insights from a research pilot to assess an intervention aimed at overcoming physcial and economic access barriers to fresh fruit and vegetables within a community.<\/p>\n<p>Learnings from this pilot project can inform recommendations for improving access to healthier food in less affluent communities. These insights will be of value to anyone considering how to improve the local food system so<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>that communities can feel the benefit.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/6&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;2337&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; style=&#8221;vc_box_shadow_border&#8221; onclick=&#8221;custom_link&#8221; img_link_target=&#8221;_blank&#8221; link=&#8221;https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/food-systems-equality\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/186\/2026\/04\/Plymouth-FFV_SCREEN_final.pdf&#8221;][vc_btn title=&#8221;Download the PDF&#8221; shape=&#8221;square&#8221; color=&#8221;success&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; button_block=&#8221;true&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fresearch.reading.ac.uk%2Ffood-systems-equality%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F186%2F2026%2F04%2FPlymouth-FFV_SCREEN_final.pdf&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>Report highlights<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Enablers and barriers to a fresh fruit and vegetable scheme<\/li>\n<li>Recommendations for implementing a similar scheme<\/li>\n<li>How community food researchers enhanced the intervention&#8217;s success<\/li>\n<li>Research highlights from an innovative and inclusive community project<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1776786610223{margin-bottom: 20px !important;border-top-width: 3px !important;border-bottom-width: 3px !important;padding-top: 3px !important;padding-bottom: 3px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Useful links<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/food-systems-equality\/foodsequal-health\/\">Background to the research \u2013 FoodSEqual-Health<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/food-systems-equality\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/186\/2025\/08\/FoodSEqual-Health-Briefing-Paper-FINAL-June-2025.pdf\">FoodSEqual-Health briefing paper<\/a> (PDF, opens in a new window)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/foodplymouth.org\/project\/foodsequal-health\/\">Food Plymouth website<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;4\/6&#8243;][vc_column_text] Improving access to fresh fruit and vegetables [\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]This report shares insights from a research pilot to assess an intervention aimed at overcoming physcial and economic access barriers to&#8230;<a class=\"read-more\" href=\"&#104;&#116;&#116;&#112;&#115;&#58;&#47;&#47;&#114;&#101;&#115;&#101;&#97;&#114;&#99;&#104;&#46;&#114;&#101;&#97;&#100;&#105;&#110;&#103;&#46;&#97;&#99;&#46;&#117;&#107;&#47;&#102;&#111;&#111;&#100;&#45;&#115;&#121;&#115;&#116;&#101;&#109;&#115;&#45;&#101;&#113;&#117;&#97;&#108;&#105;&#116;&#121;&#47;&#105;&#109;&#112;&#97;&#99;&#116;&#45;&#112;&#108;&#121;&#109;&#111;&#117;&#116;&#104;&#45;&#102;&#102;&#118;&#47;\">Read More ><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1194,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"__cvm_playback_settings":[],"__cvm_video_id":"","footnotes":""},"coauthors":[62],"class_list":["post-1898","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8.1 - 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