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New Publication: Report to the Governor on Closing New Mexico’s Food Gap
Post Date: December 22, 2008
This month, the NM Food Gap Task Force presented its report, Closing New Mexico’s Food Gap, to Governor Richardson, Lt. Governor Denish and the NM State Legislature. The Task Force was convened as a result of the passage of House Joint Memorial 10 in 2007 which called on the Governor to appoint a task force to study challenges to food access in the state and to provide recommendations to increase the ability of all New Mexicans to access healthy, affordable and culturally significant foods. The Task Force was composed of representatives of the Departments of Health, Human Services, Agriculture, Transportation, Aging and Long-Term Services, and Indian Affairs as well as representatives from the NM Food and Agriculture Policy Council, the Mid-Region Council of Governments and Legal Aid. The Task Force met monthly from July through November to study the issue and develop the report.
Click here to read the Executive Summary.
Click here to download the Full Report.
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