Blog
Filter by:
Some interesting reflections on the Third Global Foresight4Food Workshop in Montpellier 2023. Amid the turbulence created by strikes in France, a diverse and committed group of people still managed to get to and from the Third Global Foresight4Food Workshop in Montpellier from 7-9 March.
Date Published: March 2023
How can we understand the multiple dimensions of transforming food systems? What does food system transformation actually mean? A framework for thinking about food systems transformation based on WHY change is needed, WHAT needs to change, and HOW change can be brought about.
Date Published: January 2023
FAO published the ‘The Future of Food and Agriculture – Drivers and triggers for transformation’ report. The key triggers and drivers for transformation are identified based on a diverse and wide range of literature and expert knowledge and then applied to four scenarios to achieve the FAO goal of ‘Four Betters’: better production, better nutrition, better environment and better life.
Date Published: January 2023
A rapid transformation of food systems is necessary to end poverty and hunger, protect the environment, improve rural livelihoods, and ensure resilience to future shocks. Such transformative change requires a long-term perspective and understanding of the risks and opportunities in different possible food system futures – the purpose of foresight.
Date Published: September 2022
In October 2022, Foresight4food hosted a CFS side event on “Foresight and Future Scenarios for Food Systems Transformation – Building Resilience and Fostering Adaptation to Protect Against Future Crises”.
Date Published: November 2022
By Just Dengerink Foresight training for Africa Foresight Academy by Foresight4Food researchers and Wageningen University & Research (WUR) The Foresight4Food...
Date Published: August 2022
An update on a two-part IFSTAL training course held at Makerere University Bring together 26 individuals drawn from university students,...
Date Published: May 2022
By Jim Woodhill, Ken Giller and John Thompson The final eDialogue in our five-part series on the ‘What Future for...
Date Published: December 2020
By Jim Woodhill, Ken Giller and John Thompson Tuesday 10 November was another fantastic session of our eDialogue series on...
Date Published: November 2020
Our first online session of this eDialogue began by “Setting the Scene” with a range of global and regional perspectives,...
Date Published: October 2020
Critical Connections COVID-19, Rural Poverty and Food System Risks The last month has seen the world waking up to the...
Date Published: May 2020
Foresight and Scenarios in Times of COVID-19 COVID-19 is a deep disruption to human systems. The world is having to...
Date Published: May 2020