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Social

Education

Education about how to eat right to ensure that people are receiving all necessary nutrients

Governmental assistance programs that help people pay for food

Cost

Lowering costs of foods that are commonly expensive to provide choices for low income individuals and families

Healthy Foods

Increasing the appeal and availability of healthy foods at lower costs (Khoury, 2020)

Programs

Programs like the one the Black Panthers started that feed low income children. (Patel, 2012)

Environmental

Giving subsidies to food producers to innovate towards new environmentally friendly farming techniques

Quinoa

"It provides significant amounts of calcium, iron, fiber, essential fatty acids, and vitamin E, and is (unlike any other plant food in the world) a complete protein" (Hamilton, 2013)

Reduced Refinement

Many foods currently need processing and refinement that further contributes to pollution

Climate Friendly

Growing climate friendly foods that do not need to be inported

Efficient Farming

Environmentally efficient farming that provides food to millions around the country

Economic

Resilience

Creating financial resilience for consumers as well as food producers to get through times of recession

Subsidies

Subsidies for farmers to keep producing food, but do so in a sustainable way

Incentives

Incentives for farmers to produce foods that provide nutrients that are higher than other foods

Children Programs

Programs that feed children are also economically beneficial by ensuring the health and education of the future workers in the country.

Assistance

Increased assistance programs that are well regulated, but also provide food to those in need