Linking agricultural policies with obesity and noncommunicable diseases: A new perspective for a globalising world |
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Authors: | Corinna Hawkes Sharon Friel Tim Lobstein Tim Lang |
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Affiliation: | 1. Centre for Food Policy, City University, London, Northampton Square, London EC1V 0HB, UK;2. National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, Australian National University, Mills Road, Canberra ACT 0200, Australia;3. International Association for the Study of Obesity – The International Obesity TaskForce, Charles Darwin House, 12 Roger Street, London WC1N 2JU, UK |
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Abstract: | In light of the shift in policy paradigm in agriculture from state intervention to market liberalisation and globalisation, this paper develops a series of hypotheses on the relationship between agricultural policies and consumer diets. The first hypothesis is that the paradigm shift has led to greater specialisation of production, so changing the ability and incentive for producers to supply certain foods relative to others. Second, the shift has affected farmgate prices (both up and down), so creating opportunities for the industries which purchase farm commodities (the food consuming industries – FCIs) to substitute lower priced ingredients, thereby influencing the nutritional quality and content of foods available in the marketplace. Third, it has increased the ability of the FCIs to “add value” through product innovation and marketing, creating a market characterised by highly differentiated products targeted to individualised preferences, thus increasing the acceptability of a wider variety and quantity of food products. |
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Keywords: | Agricultural policy Diet Non-communicable diseases Obesity Globalisation Food systems Food supply chains Food policy |
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