Food Policy Course
Session 2. The Food System
Objectives
At the end of this session you should be able to:
Ø Identify roles of key players in food system
Ø Decide who should be involved with setting food policy and how.
2.1 The Drivers
- concentration
- product development
- access to markets
- supply chain management and integration
- dominance of distribution
2.2 The Policy Context
- EU
- Globalisation
- The key actors and Organisations in the Food System
2.3 Large Companies
- Emergence of giant food companies
- Which sectors they operate in
- Relations with the State(s)
2.4 The means for shaping diet
- marketing
- advertising
- education
- science and research
2.5 Find out the main companies in EU, proportion of sector small/large, who expected to come near to you..
"The challenge is the development of policies and practices for a food system that will ensure a safe, secure, sufficient, sustainable and nutritious diet for all, equitably” G Tansey. The Food System Earthscan 1995
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