Agricultural and Food Policy

Sustainable Food ◽

Adequate Food ◽

System Sustainability ◽

Policy plays significant role in defining the food system of any country, and a sustainable food system is necessary for food security. This chapter maps out the causal interactions between food systems, food security and policy, and the challenges in transition to a sustainable food system while respecting the rights of all people to have access to adequate food in Nigeria. Explicit, rigorous, and transparent literature search was undertaken and many articles were assessed and reviewed. Although the results established a mutual relationship between food system and food security, existing literature have widely failed to take interactions between food systems, food security and policy into account. While food production is used as an entry point to improving food system sustainability, the quest for food security are undermining transition towards sustainable food systems. It was found that without right policies in place, it may be difficult to have food systems that are sustainable and ensure food security. This chapter provides a useful contribution to policy, and research on transitions towards sustainable food system. Any policy intervention to address one part of the food systems will impact on other parts and will determine whether a country is food secure or not. Enabling policy environment is therefore essential in ensuring a sustainable food system and for the attainment of food security.

Community food assessments: combining community action and policy for a more just and sustainable food system

10.32920/ryerson.14663523.v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Erin Charter

Keyword(s):

Food Security ◽

Food Systems ◽

Food System ◽

Systems Approach ◽

Community Action ◽

Policy Action ◽

Sustainable Food ◽

Local Residents ◽

This paper is concerned with the conception of a solution to food insecurity in Canada. I will begin by reviewing the two dominant approaches to food security, the antipoverty approach and the sustainable food systems approach. I will argue that in order to establish a food secure Canada, community action to increase food access and address concerns about production, distribution and consumption needs to happen in conjunction with policy action that seeks to reduce inequality and to promote a more just and sustainable food system. To examine this premise, I will discuss two Canadian Community Food Assessments, which will provide insight into how the food system is playing out in two communities, and what is being done to create a more balanced food system for local residents. I will also provide a discussion of the assessments' recommendations and how they see change coming about in the food system. What needs to happen in order to create food security in Canada? And with who and where are these changes to take place?

Community food assessments: combining community action and policy for a more just and sustainable food system

10.32920/ryerson.14663523 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Erin Charter

Keyword(s):

Food Security ◽

Food Systems ◽

Food System ◽

Systems Approach ◽

Community Action ◽

Policy Action ◽

Sustainable Food ◽

Local Residents ◽

Michigan Farmers of Color and the Future of Sustainable Food Systems

Journal of Science Policy & Governance ◽

10.38126/jspg170102 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 17 (01) ◽

Author(s):

Kimberly N. Carr ◽

Vanessa Garcia Polanco ◽

Shakara Tyler

Keyword(s):

Food Systems ◽

Food System ◽

Ethnic Disparities ◽

The United States ◽

Agricultural System ◽

Racial And Ethnic Disparities ◽

Racial Justice ◽

Sustainable Food ◽

Historically, racial and ethnic disparities in agriculture and the food system experienced by farmers of color (FoC) in the United States and in Michigan stem from an exploitative and racialized agricultural system in which white people have primarily benefited and profited. Sustainable agriculture with a strong orientation toward racial justice can serve as a medium for building more racial equity and transforming our racialized food system. Such a medium ensures that the resources to participate and contribute to a sustainable food system are accessible to everyone, not just those with significant power and resources. Although the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development is in the initial phases of developing a diversity, equity, and inclusion strategic plan, there is currently no specific plan to support and target FoC. While there are several programs performing this work from grassroot organizations, civic groups, extension services, and others, there is no comprehensive statewide effort to create support systems for FoC in Michigan. To address this issue, we recommend the creation of an incentivized farm program as a way to address agrarian racial and ethnic disparities experienced by FoC and advance an equitable and just sustainable food system within the state of Michigan.

Fijian youth entrepreneurs: championing health through sustainable food systems

Health Promotion International ◽

10.1093/heapro/daaa047 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Cath Conn ◽

Radilaite Cammock ◽

Losi Sa’u Lilo ◽

Shoba Nayar

Keyword(s):

Food Systems ◽

Food System ◽

Participatory Action ◽

Sustainable Food ◽

Small Business Development ◽

Pacific People ◽

Climate Change Effects ◽

The Pacific ◽

Summary The health of Pacific people is known to be at risk because of the onset of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), such as diabetes. The scale of the problem requires innovative approaches to bring about change. One such approach is the development of a sustainable food system in combination with the leadership of Pacific youth. This study sought to engage Pacific youth as part of the solution to reducing NCDs through social enterprise and championing of sustainable food systems. Four young Fijian vegetable and fruit entrepreneurs shared their stories as part of a participatory action research of Talanoa/storytelling, with social media workshops, networking and promotional opportunities. Findings revealed that youth entrepreneurs are passionate about food and health, family and tradition; some are already food influencers and champions and they are keen to grow their businesses. Yet, there is limited support for small business development with a social purpose and youth-led campaigns. The study indicates a growing potential to develop local youth-led social entrepreneurship and innovation to address NCDs in exciting new ways. There is an urgent need to support innovation interventions to advocate for sustainable food systems for the Pacific, that promote positive human health needs and address, more broadly, climate change effects.

Hunger and Obesity as Symptoms of Non-Sustainable Food Systems and Malnutrition

Applied Sciences ◽

10.3390/app9061062 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 9 (6) ◽

pp. 1062 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Gerald Steiner ◽

Bernhard Geissler ◽

Eva Schernhammer

Keyword(s):

Food Security ◽

Food Systems ◽

Food System ◽

Calorie Intake ◽

Sustainable Food ◽

Great Opportunity ◽

Global Food System ◽

Global Food ◽

Innovation Policies

Among the great challenges the world faces are how to ensure food security for its growing population—projected to rise to around 10 billion by 2050—so it can meet their nutritional needs for a healthy life. Current regulations and literature on food security mainly focus on food quantity (i.e., portion sizes), daily calorie intake and methods for increasing food production and too little on food and diet quality and the holistic effects of (mal)nutrition. From a systems perspective, in order to promote innovation policies for more sustainable food systems, food security cannot be viewed independently; rather, it is characterized by the interplay of an extensive network of economic, environmental and social dimensions that should all be taken into account in a comprehensive resilient and sustainable global food system. Here, we highlight one aspect of this vast network that we consider a particular challenge—yet also a great opportunity—for innovative policies geared toward more sustainable food systems: the interplay of hunger and obesity, including resulting policy strategies beyond potential efficiency improvements in farming practices. Future studies need to emphasize the importance of an in-depth understanding of the interdependencies within the global food system and its interrelatedness with societal and natural systems as part of coupled human-environment systems and in the face of continuing population growth and food demand globally. Recommended strategies for achieving sustainable food security systems include innovative educational approaches and stakeholder-driven innovation policies based on mutual learning processes between society, science, industry and policymakers, as well as fostering increased responsibility of all members of society along the agriculture and food value chain.

Advances in Environmental Engineering and Green Technologies - Disruptive Technologies and Eco-Innovation for Sustainable Development ◽

Agriculture 4.0 for a Sustainable Food System

10.4018/978-1-7998-8900-7.ch005 ◽

2022 ◽

pp. 69-89

Author(s):

Manuel Antonio Fernández-Villacañas Marín ◽

Ignacio Fernández-Villacañas Marcos

Keyword(s):

Food Systems ◽

Food System ◽

Cost Benefit Analysis ◽

Green Revolution ◽

Implementation Strategies ◽

Cost Benefit ◽

Holistic Model ◽

Sustainable Food ◽

This chapter aims to analyse the concept and implementation strategies of Agriculture 4.0 within the framework of the study of disruptive technologies and eco-innovation, which allows facing the needs derived from a sustainable food system. To do this, it strategically reflects on the design requirements of a holistic model for the transformation of agricultural holdings, aimed at the implementation of sustainable agrotechnology. The Third Green Revolution, its antecedents, orientations, and purposes, as well as the concept and functional aspects of sustainable food systems are analysed. Finally, a model of transformation of agricultural holdings towards the implementation of Sustainable Agriculture 4.0 is proposed, as well as a generic methodology applicable to specific projects located in specific areas, through formula for change and cost-benefit analysis.

Proposal of a Bioregional Strategic Framework for a Sustainable Food System in Sicily

Agronomy ◽

10.3390/agronomy10101546 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 10 (10) ◽

pp. 1546

Author(s):

Paolo Guarnaccia ◽

Silvia Zingale ◽

Alessandro Scuderi ◽

Ezio Gori ◽

Vincenzo Santiglia ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Food Systems ◽

Food System ◽

Positive Impact ◽

Scenario Planning ◽

Economic Indicators ◽

Developmental Approach ◽

Sustainable Food ◽

Strategic Framework ◽

The alignment of food systems with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is generally envisaged to make a positive impact on sustainability. This paper outlines some critical environmental and socio-economic indicators for Sicily in order to compare and explore the outcomes of two juxtaposing key drivers in a scenario planning exercise, where the extremities are Industrial versus Regenerative Agriculture/Agroecology and a Proactive versus Reactive government response. The most rational and less risky scenario becomes the most sensible sustainable development option, around which a 2030 vision is projected for a bioregional sustainable food system for Sicily, which is aligned with the SDGs and related policies. To accomplish the 2030 vision, a holistic education-led developmental approach is outlined with a supporting bioregional strategic framework, whose key milestone deliverables are projected through a backcasting process. This paper therefore highlights the importance of consistency and alignment of a development vision with its strategic framework and ensuing implementation, failing which, the holistic bioregional approach is compromised by activities that are shown to negatively impact environmental and socio-economic indicators. For this reason, all public and private sector development plans and associated resources ought to be aligned with a bioregional strategic plan for a sustainable food system for Sicily.