Mechanisms for Resilient and Equitable Food Systems
The U.S. food system currently relies on access to artificially cheap resources and labor, emphasizing processed and exportable goods over the environment and human health. TCA works to measure the costs and benefits of different agricultural production systems to identify pathways for transformative, structural change.
Through this conceptual framework, TCA researchers and partners work to identify economic externalities across the food supply chain. These externalities are then measured and undergo economic valuation in order to inform decision-making and present trade-offs for diverse stakeholders.
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Utaratibu wa mfumo wa chakula wa Marekani kwa sasa unategemea upatikanaji wa rasilimali na kazi ya bei nafuu, na kusisitiza bidhaa zilizotengenezwa na kusafirishwa juu ya mazingira na afya ya binadamu. TCA inafanya kazi kupima gharama na faida za mifumo tofauti ya uzalishaji wa kilimo ili kutambua njia za mabadiliko ya mabadiliko ya muundo. Kwa kutumia mfumo huu wa dhana, watafiti wa TCA na washirika hufanya kazi ili kutambua mambo ya nje ya kiuchumi katika mlolongo wa usambazaji wa chakula. Hali hizi za nje hupimwa na kupimwa kiuchumi ili kuelimisha maamuzi na kuwasilisha biashara kwa wadau mbalimbali. Tembelea mradi wa CLF wa Gharama halisi ya Chakula.