Corporate Power & Structural Racialization in the US Food System Report A Discussion and Analysis with the Authors

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In a new report examining the US Farm Bill—the cornerstone of food and agricultural legislation since its inception in 1933—UC Berkeley’s Haas Institute for a Fair and Inclusive Society finds that corporate control and structural racialization within the US food system leaves marginalized communities disproportionately impacted by the agricultural policies and outcomes generated by the Farm Bill. The companion research brief Facts and Findings summarizes the main findings and solutions that are found in the full report. 

The report and the research brief Facts and Findings investigate the $956 billion US Farm Bill and aims to address both corporate power and marginalized outcomes within the US food system. Written by Elsadig Elsheikh, the director at the Haas Institute’s Global Justice Program, and Hossein Ayazi, the program’s graduate research assistant, the report fills a void in food and agriculture policy research by providing a comprehensive and multidimensional analysis of the US Farm Bill.

The report aims to support ongoing and future Farm Bill negotiation policy campaigns. Primarily aimed at advocates, practitioners, and researchers from across social justice movements, this report hopes to identify points of convergence for building a broad-based movement for food sovereignty.

SPEAKERS
Hossein Ayazi, research assistant, Haas Institute’s Global Justice Program
Elsadig Elsheikh, director, Haas Institute’s Global Justice Program
Savi Horne, executive director, Land Loss Prevention Project (special remarks)