Using foresight and scenario analysis for food systems change
Exploring the future for better decisions today
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Foresight4Food provides a mechanism for better analysis and synthesis of key trends and possible futures in global food systems to support more informed and strategic dialogue between the private sector, government, science and civil society.
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A framework of different dimensions and approaches in foresight and how they relate to each other. This framework illustrates an integrated approach to foresight that builds on the latest insights in scenario and foresight research.
The Foresight for Food Systems Transformation (FoSTr) Programme supports participatory foresight and scenario processes in Africa, Asia and the Middle East.
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The Foresight4Food team has developed a summary report that features highlights and insights of the week-long workshop. The report features key messages that came out of the event as well as future directions and emerging priorities for the Foresight4Food initiative.
The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) invited Foresight4Food to collaborate in facilitating the training, using Foresight4Food’s Framework of foresight for systems change. Facilitated by Jim Woodhill, Lead Foresight4Food Initiative, the workshop brought together a group of 35 development practitioners from across the Hindu Kush Himalaya region
Following the 4th Global Foresight4Food Workshop in Savar, Dhaka, the Foresight4Food FoSTr team held an engaging session in Dhaka city to share the final version of the Bangladesh food system map, discuss the country's key food system bottlenecks, and present the FoSTr/SHiFT modelling work carried out by the Wageningen MAGNET team.
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In today’s rapidly changing world, it’s vital to reassess our approach to foresight if we aim to make meaningful transitions toward a better future. But first, I want to reverse the perspective. Why should we engage with foresight in the first place? Why should foresight be central to our strategy for navigating today’s uncertainties and transitioning toward a more sustainable world?
The FoSTr programme, led by Foresight4Food, is now two years into its journey of helping shape more sustainable, inclusive, and resilient food systems.Since its commencement, we have seen tremendous strides in advancing the key objectives of the FoSTr programme across multiple fronts. This blog highlights the progress and impact of the FoSTr programme and the exciting path ahead.
This blog provides a glimpse of an ongoing Foresight4Food study in Bangladesh, Jordan, Kenya and Uganda under the Foresight4Food FoSTr programme that explores how foresight tools can be systematically integrated into the policymaking cycle to enhance their utility and contribute to better policy outcomes.
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