Obesity and its repercussions constitute an important source of morbidity, impaired quality of
life and its complications can have a major bearing on life expectancy. The present article …

The proliferation of food policy councils (FPCs) in the past two decades has been
accompanied by increasing academic interest and a growing number of research studies …

This paper departs from the observation that the industrialization and globalization of the
agri-food supply chain has disconnected food from its socio-cultural and physical territorial …

A diversity of cross-sectoral, multi-scalar networks are emerging to connect place-based
food governance initiatives, such as food policy councils and partnerships, aimed to foster …

Today's food systems are contributing to multiple intersecting health and ecological crises.
Many are now calling for transformative, or even radical, food systems change. Our starting …

Seen as a response to the incumbent crisis affecting the food system, alternative food
networks are a promising link of a new food chain, founded on a sustainable paradigm …

Food policy councils (FPCs) have become a popular way to organize various food system
stakeholders at the local, municipal, and state levels. FPCs typically build partnerships with …

The question of food now represents one of the world's 'grand challenges'. After a prolonged
period of plenty, and indeed surplus in the advanced world over the past sixty years, the …

The author considers how ethical food raises complex challenges for policy makers. Looking
mainly at Europe and developed countries, it is suggested that the notion of ethical food is …

In January, 2009, a new administration will assume power in Washington, DC, USA.
Whichever of the current presidential candidates wins, US foreign policy will change …