Beyond the Food Systems Summit: Linking Recommendations to Action—The True Cost of Food
Eileen Kennedy, Máximo Torero, Dariush Mozaffarian, William A. Masters, Roy Steiner, Sheryl L. Hendriks, Jamie Morrison, Kathleen Merrigan, Shibani Ghosh, Daniel Mason-D’Croz
Abstract
A transformation of food systems is needed to achieve the 17 Sustainable Development Goals specified in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Recognizing the true costs and benefits of food production and consumption can help guide public policy decisions to effectively transform food systems in support of sustainable healthy diets. A new, expanded framework is presented that allows the quantification of costs and benefits in three domains: health, environmental, and social. The implications for policy makers are discussed.
Topics & Concepts
SummitFood systemsAction (physics)Sustainable developmentEnvironmental economicsSustainable agricultureBusinessConsumption (sociology)Food policyFood processingSustainabilitySustainable consumptionFood consumptionRisk analysis (engineering)Public economicsProduction (economics)EconomicsFood securityPolitical scienceAgricultural economicsSociologyGeographyMicroeconomicsQuantum mechanicsEcologyPhysical geographyPhysicsArchaeologySocial scienceBiologyAgricultureLawAgriculture Sustainability and Environmental ImpactNutritional Studies and DietFood Security and Health in Diverse Populations