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Putting food in the driver’s seat: Aligning food-systems policy to advance sustainability, health, and security

Andrews, Elisabeth; Sanderson Bellamy, Angelina; Food Policy Alliance Cymru

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Elisabeth Andrews

Food Policy Alliance Cymru



Abstract

Food is a basic need, but seldom a basic policy area. Food systems are widely governed by disconnected policies distributed across a range of sectors including agriculture, education, health, environment, economy, and security. Failure to align food system strategies often results in these disparate policies operating at cross-purposes. Conventional food production and consumption practices contribute to biodiversity decline and climate change, cause diet-related health problems, are associated with worker exploitation, and create national security risks. Drawing on agroecology for cohesive national food strategies can provide benefits across all these sectors: supporting public health, environmental sustainability, economic stability, social cohesion, and national security and sovereignty.

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Aug 15, 2023
Online Publication Date Sep 28, 2023
Publication Date Sep 28, 2023
Deposit Date Oct 13, 2023
Publicly Available Date Oct 18, 2023
Journal Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
Electronic ISSN 2571-581X
Publisher Frontiers Media
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 7
Article Number 1204194
DOI https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2023.1204194
Keywords Horticulture; Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law; Agronomy and Crop Science; Ecology; Food Science; Global and Planetary Change
Public URL https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/11171486

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