U.S. ROADMAP

The U.S. food system urgently needs a just transition from the factory farm model and the overproduction and high consumption of animal products in the United States to an equitable and sustainable food system that supports healthy and affordable plant-rich diets. The U.S. Just Food Transition Roadmap provides the framework for collaboration across movements to build power and momentum for a just food transition, focusing on the role of governments and public policy. 

The roadmap envisions a U.S. food system that prioritizes sustainable, nutrient-dense food production with greater dependence on and support for whole and minimally processed plant foods at all levels; provides everyone access to adequate nutritious, affordable, and culturally appropriate foods; supports fair prices for farmers; adheres to strong sustainability and worker-protection standards that ensure workers’ rights as human rights; strengthens food sovereignty; and significantly reduces the number of animals killed and wild habitats destroyed for food.

The U.S. roadmap was primarily authored by the Center for Biological Diversity  and World Animal Protection US, in consultation with more than 20 other U.S.-based labor, environmental, public health, and food advocacy organizations.