AUTHOR=Andrews Elisabeth , Sanderson Bellamy Angelina , Food Policy Alliance Cymru , Bellamy Angelina Sanderson , Buckland-Jones Shea , Evans Rhys , Lawrence Ruth , Marsden Terry , Mitchell Gary , Palmer Katie , Tomlinson Holly , Tuddenham Andrew , Woodall Hannah , Wright Simon TITLE=Putting food in the driver’s seat: aligning food-systems policy to advance sustainability, health, and security JOURNAL=Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems VOLUME=7 YEAR=2023 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/sustainable-food-systems/articles/10.3389/fsufs.2023.1204194 DOI=10.3389/fsufs.2023.1204194 ISSN=2571-581X 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.