Food and agricultural policies shape what types of food are produced and their movement
through the food supply chain at the global, regional, and local levels. Well-functioning, ideal …

This chapter introduces the concepts of food policy and governance. Food policy affects how
food systems operate and how consumers, producers, and other stakeholders make …

Food systems are at the heart of many of the major challenges facing the world today. A
fresh approach to food policy is needed to provide real solutions to these challenges. The …

Food systems are changing, with growing reliance in many regions on global supply chains
and large-scale distribution systems that are both meeting and fueling changes in food …

Food is critical to good nutrition and health, but it is also essential to culture, society,
tradition, religion, and individual values. Food systems consist of everybody and everything …

Nutrition exists when food security is combined with a sanitary environment, adequate
health services, and proper care and feeding practices to ensure a healthy life for all …

Agri-food markets and trade have been changing quickly over the last decades with
implications not only in terms of their functioning but also for long-term outcomes such as …

This visionary book takes stock of the urgent challenges facing food chains globally and
provides a critical evaluation of radical new thinking and perspectives on agricultural and …

Global progress in reducing hunger during the 2000s stalled in 2010, and leading to an
increase in undernourishment in several countries starting in 2014. The 2017, 2018 and …

The entire food value chain and diet of low and middle income countries (LMICs) are rapidly
shifting. Many of the issues addressed by the nutrition community ignore some of the major …