Food and Agriculture Policy Group

About

The Food & Agriculture Policy Group seeks to explore how policy can achieve equity, justice, and economic and environmental sustainability within food and agriculture systems. By providing resources, convening conversations, and facilitating collaboration within the UC Berkeley community and beyond, the Food & Agriculture Policy Group examines the intersections of issues such as food justice and equity, the environmental impacts of food systems, the role of food and agriculture subsidies, access to and affordability of nutritious food, and the impact of climate change on food systems.

Policy Interests

• Localized and community-governed food systems
• Climate-smart and agroecological food production
• Land-based models for climate resilience 
• Food justice and food sovereignty 
• Land rematriation and land-back movements
• Food access and food equity 
• Community nutrition and food cultures 
• Farmer/rancher advocacy and engagement
• Carbon markets and ecosystem services markets
• Water/food/energy/climate nexus

Contact

Claire Wilson (MPP), claire-wilson@berkeley.edu

Hilla Abel (MPA),  habel@berkeley.edu

Nick Newman (MDP), nicholaspnewman@berkeley.edu