In the food system, agricultural policy is intended to support the adequate management, by the state, of all agricultural and food policies that aim to: eliminate hunger and reduce poverty, facilitate accessibility to farmland and financial credit for small and mid-size farmers, advance conservation policies, and protect the environment. In our current food system, agricultural policy is severely misaligned with our societal and public needs and increasingly benefits corporate interests. This misalignment gives way to a widening wealth gap and increasing toxic inequality, which in turn will affect the lives of millions of people and marginalized communities globally, and will negatively impact soil and environmental degradation that contributes to global warming. For further reading look to: The US Farm Bill: Corporate Power and Structural Racialization in the US Food System Report; Facts & Findings: A Companion to the Farm Bill Report; Structural Racialization and Food Insecurity in the US Report; and Food Justice & Community Health in Richmond, CA.
