Description: Producing food industrially like we do today causes tremendous global economic losses in terms of malnutrition, diseases, and environmental degradation. But because the food industry does not bear those costs and the price tag for these losses does not show up at the grocery store, it is too often ignored by economists and policymakers.
The Economics of Sustainable Food details the true cost of food for people and the planet. It illustrates how to transform our broken system, alleviating its severe financial and human burden. The key is smart macroeconomic policy that moves us toward methods that protect the environment like regenerative land and sea farming, low-impact urban farming, and alternative protein farming, and toward healthy diets. The book's multidisciplinary team of authors lay out detailed fiscal and trade policies, as well as structural reforms, to achieve those goals.Review Quotes: "This volume is a must-read for policy-makers and development practitioners in all parts of the world. Food system sustainability is key to protecting human health, ending poverty, fighting climate change, and protecting biodiversity. The essays, by global leaders in nutrition, agronomy, finance, and other disciplines, provide a comprehensive, cutting-edge, and policy-oriented roadmap for success."---Jeffrey D. Sachs, University Professor, Columbia University, and President, UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network