Dear moderator,
We have just produced a book to explain an old but new narrative to substantiate the moral grounds to transit towards different (fairer and more sustainable) food systems: the consideration and governance of food as a commons and public good, instead of being merely considered as a priced commodity to be distributed by market mechanisms.
The Handbook, co-edited with Oliver De Schutter, Ugo Mattei and Tomaso Ferrando, has more than 400 pages with 24 chapters and 36 authors from four continents, with different epistemic regards and academic and activist backgrounds. Moreover, there are many policy options that could be explored (detailed in the conclusions chapter that can be open accessed in the link below), should this narrative be enacted.
The idea of "food as a commons and public good" is not present in the blurb that you have just distributed for this HLPE report. We consider that this valuation of food (amore attuned to non-Western cultures, peasants cosmovisions and non-market ideologies) could unlock many policy options that are so far neglected and obscured by the dominant "food commodity" narrative.
We would be glad to present these ideas and the policy implications in a future event at FAO, either within the framework of the HLPE or in any other format.
Regards and Merry Christmas!
P.D. The two open-access chapters are herewith attached for your information.
Jose Luis
Jose Luis Vivero