The Food Transformation: Harnessing consumer power to create a fair food future

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Author(s)
Fell, David
Kivinen, Elina
Townend, Ruth
Publication date
2012-07-18
Subject
Rights
Keywords
Agriculture
Food prices
Food production
Country
Brazil
India
Philippines
Spain
United Kingdom
United States

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Publisher(s)
Oxfam International
Document type
Campaign report
Description
The food system is a complex web of people, businesses, organizations and governments involved in the production, distribution, sale and consumption of food. Irrespective of who we are or where we are on the planet, the food we eat is made available by this global food system. But at the beginning of the twenty-first century, this system is not working properly - it leaves nearly one billion people hungry every day. It is obvious that the food system needs fixing, but the sheer size and complexity of the system can seem overwhelming; and the power of some of the corporations and governments involved is daunting. Urgent action is needed to change the policies and practices that play a huge part in the broken food system. This report shows the connections between the global food system and our daily lives. It looks at households in towns and cities in six countries: Brazil, India, the Philippines, Spain, the UK and the USA. Oxfam gathered information from 5,000 women about food prices, food choices, and opinions on how their food is produced. The survey results suggest a significant opportunity: households in towns and cities across the world would like to have a better food system. This report begins to explore how, together, they might bring that about.
Pages
44
ISBN
978-1-78077-143-4
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/10546/234411
Additional Links
https://policy-practice.oxfam.org.uk/publications/the-food-transformation-harnessing-consumer-power-to-create-a-fair-food-future-234411
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