Created by Executive Order 2005-13 and funded in partnership with the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, the Michigan Food Policy Council (MFPC) brings diverse food-related stakeholders together to recommend programs and policies to the Governor that improve Michigan's food future. The MFPC has a mission to cultivate a safe, healthy and available food supply for all of Michigan's residents while building on the state's agricultural diversity to enhance economic growth.

The MFPC is unique in that it focuses on the food system as an economic development strategy while explicitly linking to the state's agricultural production, public health and community well being. The MFPC gives food-related stakeholders the forum to identify policies that harness the potential of the food system to aid in communities' economic development, provide children and those in need greater access to fresh and nutritious foods, and support stewardship of our finite land and water resources.