US NGO initiatives on Food Policy

Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2007 6:03 PM
Subject: 2 US NGO initiatives on Food Policy


Dear All,

Two interesting developments for you US watchers:
1. adoption of food policy guide by the American Planning Association
(attached)
2. Food and Farm Policy Project (funded by the Kellogg Foundation)
statement: "Seeking Balance in US Farm and Food Policy". This can be downloaded after clicking on the hotlink for the FFPP Declaration:
http://www.foodsecurity.org/policy.html#FFPPnow

Tim Lang, PhD, FFPH
Professor of Food Policy
City University
Centre for Food Policy
Northampton Square, London EC1V OHB, UK
t: +44-(0)20-7040-8798
e: t.lang@city.ac.uk
web: http://www.city.ac.uk/hmfp/foodpolicy/ MSc Food Policy:
http://www.city.ac.uk/hmfp/foodpolicy/courses/index.html