How a national food policy could save millions of American lives
Authors:
Mark Bittman, Michael Pollan, Olivier De Schutter, Ricardo Salvador
Tags:
agriculture industrial complex, farm bill, farm subsidies, food policy, Mark Bittman, Michael Pollan, Michelle Obama, Michelle Obama Let's Move, Obama farm bill, Obama farm policies, Obama food policy, Olivier De Schutter, Ricardo Salvador, US agriculture policies
Journal:
Washington Post - Op-ed
Year Published:
2014
Policy Summary
The authors call on President Obama to issue an executive order for the formation of a national food policy council. While the United States has agricultural policies, they are antiquated and structured for a time when American farmers could not produce enough food for the country. The current agriculture and food landscape looks much different and because of our agricultural policies and lack of a food policy human, environment, and community health are all suffering. Brazil created a national food policy and has seen dramatic reductions in poverty and childhood mortality. The authors argue that food systems problems are complex, but not impossible to solve, especially with a national food policy in place.
