Food and nutrition policy

Essay Food and nutrition policy

Word Limit: 1000“1200 words
Rationale: This assessment item has been designed to provide you with an opportunity to develop an understanding of how food and nutrition policy is developed nationally, and to consider the factors that impact on the effective implementation and evaluation of such policy.
Instructions:
Evaluate the different positions of three related documents: the Issues paper to inform development of a national food plan , the PHAA submission ; and one other submission from a major non government organisations in response to the issues paper.
Examine critically the following: the terms of reference for the Issues paper to inform development of a national food plan , the Issues paper to inform development of a national food plan , the possible policy outcomes if the Issues paper to inform development of a national food plan is used to develop new national food and nutrition policy for Australia.
Ref: DAFF 2011, Issues paper to inform development of a national food plan, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Canberra. At http://www.daff.gov.au/agriculture-food/food/national-food-plan/issues_paper_to_inform_development_of_a_national_food_plan
Submissions are at http://www.daff.gov.au/agriculture-food/food/national-food-plan/submissions-received