Public Comment Period Open Until Oct. 31
The University of Alaska Fairbanks, along with the Alaska Food Policy Council, drafted this report under the direction and input of the 22-member Alaska Food Security & Independence Task Force.
You can download the report to review here:
Food Security & Independence Task Force Report Draft
"The goals of this task force are to increase food security, strengthen local economies, and lessen Alaska’s dependence on external foods and supply chains.
The public comment period will remain open until October 31st, 2022.
Please submit any comments via email to ced.fstfcomments@alaska.gov
The Task Force will review and provide recommendations to the Governor of the State of Alaska regarding food security goals and policies, and guidelines for state initiatives that, to the maximum extent possible, increase local production, harvest, processing, storage, and use of food products. Once the report is received, there may be further clarification and deliverables identified that would require additional work by the Task Force."
www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/FoodSecurityTaskForce.aspx
NOTE: This report is a DRAFT as of September 30, 2022.
Public feedback will be solicited and subsequently incorporated into the final draft of this report. Despite best efforts and an abundance of expertise, it is certain that perspectives and elements of Alaska’s food system are underrepresented or missing in this report. The purpose of the public comment period is to fill in these gaps and make the necessary corrections and/or redactions so that this resource is as representative as possible of Alaska’s food system opportunities and challenges.
