
RAFI’s Just Foods Program promotes a more sustainable food and fiber system both nationally and internationally. Michael Sligh, a long-time activist and farmer who has spent his career advancing the sustainable agriculture movement, leads the program.Just Foods takes a multi-pronged approach to the issues at hand, leveraging relationships, partnerships and coalitions to achieve greater results. Through research, analysis, education, advocacy and coalition-building we:
- Educate farmers and consumers about the importance of agricultural biodiversity
- Emphasize how genetically engineered or modified foods could jeopardize long-term food security and farmers’ livelihoods
- Evaluate new technology based on economic viability, environmental soundness and social justice
- Work to ensure and expand farmer, business and consumer choice of more diverse and improved public seed variety options
- Develop and expand production, marketing and research opportunities for sustainable and organic farmers
- Promote federal policies that will support and strengthen sustainable agriculture