What do we know about the future of food systems?

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR multi-centre
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Food Policy Research Institute
cg.contributor.affiliationBioversity International
cg.contributor.donorCGIAR Trust Fund
cg.contributor.initiativeForesight
cg.contributor.programAcceleratorPolicy Innovations
cg.creator.identifierKeith Wiebe: 0000-0001-6035-620X
cg.creator.identifierElisabetta Gotor: 0000-0003-0533-3077
cg.howPublishedFormally Published
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - Foresight and Policy Modeling Unit
cg.identifier.publicationRankNot ranked
cg.identifier.urlhttps://www.amazon.com/dp/0896294714
cg.link.videohttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/126077
cg.placeWashington, DC
cg.reviewStatusInternal Review
dc.contributor.authorWiebe, Keith D.
dc.contributor.authorGotor, Elisabetta
dc.date.accessioned2025-06-06T19:58:14Z
dc.date.available2025-06-06T19:58:14Z
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/175019
dc.titleWhat do we know about the future of food systems?en
dcterms.abstractFood systems have achieved remarkable progress in recent decades, but moving forward, they will face significant challenges in delivering the many outputs and services we expect and need. This book presents a collection of short chapters on the current state of knowledge about different aspects of the future of food systems, written by a diverse group of scientists from around the world with expertise in a wide range of related disciplines and regions. Each chapter examines a particular aspect of food systems, describes recent trends and challenges that highlight the importance of the topic, summarizes the latest available foresight research on that topic, and identifies key gaps in existing foresight research that merit further attention. In a world of complexity and uncertainty, the goal of this book — and the purpose of foresight analysis, more generally — is not to predict the future with precision, but rather to carefully consider and present what can be known about possible future pathways in order to inform choices today. The collection includes 15 chapters focused on major drivers and impacts of change in food systems, 11 chapters that provide regional and national perspectives on the future of food systems, 7 chapters on the future of major food commodities, and 3 chapters on food systems measurement and modeling tools. The contributors come from across CGIAR and many other partner research institutions around the world. This collection was begun as part of the CGIAR Research Initiative on Foresight during the 2022–2024 period and completed as part of the ongoing area of work on foresight and prioritization under the CGIAR Science Program on Policy Innovations.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.audienceAcademics
dcterms.audienceDevelopment Practitioners
dcterms.audienceNGOs
dcterms.audiencePolicy Makers
dcterms.audienceScientists
dcterms.bibliographicCitationWiebe, Keith D.; and Gotor, Elisabetta, eds. 2025. What do we know about the future of food systems? Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/175019
dcterms.extent244 p.
dcterms.isPartOfWhat do we know about the future of food systems
dcterms.issued2025-07-21
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0
dcterms.publisherInternational Food Policy Research Institute
dcterms.subjectfood systems
dcterms.subjectforecasting
dcterms.subjectnatural resources
dcterms.subjectpolicies
dcterms.subjectuncertainty
dcterms.typeBook

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