Economic Inequalities In Food Supplies

The equal opportunity in food supplies has been affected by various factors that have impacted the economy affecting minority families with low income struggling for their food supply. Over the years, the numbers have decreased in the food distribution due to the downfall in the economy, and the lack of revenue for jobs and access to healthy fresh produce. Living in the United States it creates an illusion in equality to resources, jobs and education, it promises individuals a better lifestyle, but the nation is failing to distribute resources equally to minorities with low income. The socioeconomic background has an essential impact on the dispersal on resources to low income families. Being a U.S. citizens creates a belief that every citizen
This creates a problem for farmers, it affects their crops such as fruits and vegetables which creates a rise in the cost of food products. For example in the article, “Building Sustainable Agriculture for Food Security in the Euro-Mediterranean Area: Challenges and Policy Options,” states, “a situation when all people, at all times, have physical, social, and economic access to sufficient, safe and, nutritious food to meet their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life ”(Paciello). This implies an economic downfall, by the rise of food and the demand it has by various high income households that invest a great portion of their money on food. Certain families have their food secured by the type of job they obtain, and usually minorities which are low income families tend to have a lower demand in fresh produce due to the lack of funds. For example, if a numerous family income is ranging from less than twenty thousand a year then they don't have the money to spend on fresh organic produce and have high quality nutrition intake, instead they spend their money on food high in grease, deep fried, filled with artificial sweeteners causing them diabetes, obesity, or a cardiovascular disease. Another major factor is race and ethnicity which
Minorities usually migrate to urban cities where jobs are more available, affordable housing can be found, and the availability of food is accessible (prices of food). In the article “Food Justice and Agriculture,” it mentions, “Accessibility is also envisaged from an economic point of view, thereby raising the issue of what is accessible, for whom and at what cost” (Hochedez, Le Gall). There is an economic and social gap that sets minorities to the disadvantage in the purchase of perishables. If higher wages were provided then many households would escalate economically, causing the reduction of poverty and a stable distribution of food supply. The correlation between the economic growth and wealth discrepancy has caused an economic expansion in the United States. The economic inequality has a minimal political interference, due to the independence markets obtain. In simple terms the higher the economic inequality escalates the bigger poverty expands which causes minimal distribution in food to low income minority families. Taxes and redistribution policies have a common goal to eliminate the inequality in income, what causes this is the assets that are taken from minorities with low income without being given any benefit or equivalency. In the book, Global Food