In recent years, front-of-package labeling warnings and traffic-light food rating systems have gained momentum as a tool for combating obesity and promoting healthier diets. Many [...] The post The Food Warning Label Dilemma: How Front-of-Package Labels Fall Short in Tackling Obesity and Other Diseases first appeared on Berkeley Public Policy Journal.| Berkeley Public Policy Journal
The Guinean property regime makes it hard for external actors to co-opt land. Land grabbing in Africa has made quite a stir in recent years. [...] The post Guinea: Where land and debt collide first appeared on Berkeley Public Policy Journal.| Berkeley Public Policy Journal
In 1997, Americans bought 20 percent of all groceries from the top four retailers. By 2019, the top four retailers claimed 43 percent of all [...] The post The Kroger and Albertsons Merger: An Urgent Need for Antitrust Action in Food Retail first appeared on Berkeley Public Policy Journal.| Berkeley Public Policy Journal
California’s agricultural sector is reliant on the increasingly unpredictable mega-storms, called atmospheric rivers, that can dump as much water as twenty Mississippi rivers. Climate change [...] The post Atmospheric River Data: Key to Saving California’s Agricultural Sector first appeared on Berkeley Public Policy Journal.| Berkeley Public Policy Journal