Alan Hunt
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Alan Hunt, senior policy analyst for food and farm policy at the Northeast-Midwest Institute and coordinator of the Farm and Food Policy Project.
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Thinking outside the cereal box
Thoughts on the farm bill and the skyrocketing cost of food 12
Posted 1 year, 7 months agoThe rising cost of food worldwide is more complex than portrayed in recent articles in The New York Times and the Washington Post.
Like a magician revealing his secrets, the once-invisible farm and food system is drawing scrutiny from the media, policymakers, and the public as we realize how intertwined our farm and food system is with the energy sector and global markets.
But how did we get here? How did our modern, abundant, and affordable food system run aground? In a sector that is global in reach, absolutely essential (we must eat, after all), and includes the… Read More