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The primary international agency with a focus on food policy is the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, established in 1945 with four express purposes: to improve nutrition and living standards in member nations, improve the efficiency of production and distribution of all food and agricultural products, better the conditions of rural populations, and expand the ...
The Center advocates policy to curb obesity by supporting legislation to regulate food labels and what children have access to in school zones. [8] Examples of economic policies that the Rudd Center has published research on include the Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Tax [9] and the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP.) [10]
On a national scale, food policy work affects farmers, food processors, wholesalers, retailers and consumers. Commodity crops, such as corn, rice, wheat, and soy are most often at the heart of agricultural policy-making. [1] While most food policy is initiated domestically, there are international ramifications.
Feeling logy after lunch is a phenomenon many office workers frequently experience. The afternoon doldrums may be the result of a lack of sleep the night before but inadequate nutrition is also a ...
IFPRI’s research and engagement centers on a holistic three-pronged approach to contribute to reducing poverty and ensuring that all people have access to sustainable diets: (1) clarify the situation and outlook of a particular situation or challenge, (2) test and scale potential technological and policy solutions, and (3) help build an enabling environment to facilitate change.
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to sustainable agriculture: . Sustainable agriculture – applied science that integrates three main goals, environmental health, economic profitability, and social and economic equity.
Other scholars who have done research in food justice and related topics include Monica M. White whose research is focused on the primarily black community in Detroit. In her article Sisters of the Soil: Urban Gardening as Resistance in Detroit, she discusses the work of the Detroit Black Community Food Security Network (DBCFSN) which uses ...
Food sovereignty is a food system in which the people who produce, distribute, and consume food also control the mechanisms and policies of food production and distribution. This stands in contrast to the present corporate food regime , in which corporations and market institutions control the global food system .