A roadmap to healthier, more equitable, and sustainable agrifood systems
The TCA Action Agenda is a community-built plan to mainstream TCA for food system decision-making by 2030.
Building on a decade of research and real-world application, the Action Agenda outlines priority next steps that governments, businesses, investors, producers, civil society, and researchers can enact together.
TCA can transform how the world values and governs agrifood systems. The Action Agenda is an open invitation to join this movement!
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Editors: Barbara Gemmill-Herren, Lauren E. Baker, and Paula A. Daniels
True Cost Accounting for Food features research and case studies from around the world to demonstrate the value of TCA to address the pervasive imbalance in existing food systems. (open access)
Expert analysis and opinion on the field of TCA, including an overview of tools and methodologies, opinion on opportunities to mainstream TCA into the arenas of finance and policy, critiques of approaches to date, and insights into areas for further development such as assessment of food system impacts on labor and equity.
The report finds that the environmental, health and social hidden costs of our agrifood systems are at least $10 trillion a year. This represents almost 10% of global GDP. The report urges governments and the private sector to use true cost accounting to transform agrifood systems and address climate change, poverty, inequality and hunger at the same time.
Organizations around the world have endorsed the TCA Action Agenda, committing to working collaboratively to advance its vision, goal, and action areas. Join them today by confirming your organization’s support for the TCA Action Agenda!
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The TCA Accelerator is a global network advocating for the transition to a just, sustainable, and healthy food system through widespread adoption of True Cost Accounting.
As a hub for the vibrant TCA community, the TCA Accelerator facilitates knowledge sharing, encourages convergence across methods and strategies, and builds awareness and support for this holistic approach to food system decision-making. In addition, the TCA Accelerator serves as the steward of the TCA Action Agenda, a living roadmap to drive collaboration and collective impact by diverse stakeholders.Â
The TCA Accelerator is an Allied Initiative of the Global Alliance for the Future of Food, governed by a steering committee of representatives from the TCA community.Â
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