Food Equity & Ethics.
We support food systems that provide inclusive, fair opportunities for every citizen and every nation to benefit fully from multiple livelihood and economic dimensions from healthy food production.
Those who have never experienced hunger or food insecurity should not force others to give up healthy, traditional foods.
The Global Food Justice Alliance believes an equitable food system supports financial, nutritional, and ecological health – especially of women and smallholders – so they have the ability to thrive. This food system works to provide opportunities to land, capital, and ensure local communities’ control over their own food production and consumption.
Fast Facts.
Unethical Journalism: An Open Letter to Vox
Dietary bias in the media leads to simplistic storytelling, avoiding the complex and nuanced scientific story behind meat and livestock.
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Is the Anti Meat Narrative Destroying Rural Economies?
Livestock are not only a critical part of a nutritious diet and food system, but are important to livelihoods around the world. Policies that aim to remove animal foods from the food system and denigrate animal foods are harming rural economies worldwide.
Think it’s too expensive to eat well? A fresh look at the value of meat
Is meat actually too expensive? The number one reason why people reduce their intake of meat is because of price, so I compared the price of organic grass-fed ground beef to a few common foods that most people would not consider too expensive, like fresh fruit, vegan proteins, chips, and candy. The results will shock you!
Is “Less meat, better meat” a threat to food justice?
Shaming those who cannot access or afford grass-fed meat will have substantial negative consequences to the health of many, and disproportionately impact populations who are most at risk of nutrition deficiencies.
Open letter to the Mayor of New York City, Eric Adams
Banning meat in NYC school meals sends a powerful message that eating meat is “bad” and being vegan is “good,” which will further harm disadvantaged kids.
Unethical Journalism - an open letter to Vox
Simplistic and/or biased media coverage frequently denigrates nutrient-dense meat, dairy, and eggs, a mistake that must be urgently corrected.
In India, Politics and Ideology Around Food Denies Basic Nutrition
India has repeatedly been held out as a ‘great example’ of a plant-based diet by the EAT-Lancet Commission. In the backdrop of rampant malnutrition in the country, this exalted view has to be held with the contempt that it deserves.
What if we valued food in terms of nutrients and ecological health instead of dollars or calories?
Personal health and the health of our planet is where the real wealth lies but to achieve it we must address inequality and poverty at all levels, given everybody the opportunity to buy good food.
Indigenous Wisdom and the Sovereignty to Eat Meat
The wisdom of Indigenous peoples may prove more useful than arguments over science when deciding whether to eat or not eat meat.