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Brief 2: Understanding the food system: Why it matters for food policy

Parsons, K., Hawkes, C. ORCID: 0000-0002-5091-878X & Wells, R. ORCID: 0000-0002-0329-2120 (2019). Brief 2: Understanding the food system: Why it matters for food policy. London: Centre for Food Policy.

Abstract

There is more evidence than ever before that the food system is intimately connected to major contemporary global challenges, from malnutrition to climate change. This Brief looks at what the food system is, how it is defined and the implications of that definition for a fresh approach to food policy.

Publication Type: Report
Additional Information: © the authors, 2019.
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HM Sociology
R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine
T Technology > TX Home economics
Departments: School of Health & Psychological Sciences > Healthcare Services Research & Management
School of Health & Psychological Sciences > Healthcare Services Research & Management > Food Policy
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