Food Systems Outcomes & Drivers
This page provides an overview on key data around food system drivers and outcomes, following the food systems model.
Drivers are elements which influence food system activities and outcomes, whereas outcomes are the consequences, the ways in which key identifiers of food systems progress. Data on the following drivers and outcomes are illustrated here: Demographics and development, Consumption, Technology, Markets, Climate and environment, and Policy and geopolitics.
For more expansive and continuously updated data on food systems, please see the Food Systems Dashboard.
Food Systems Outcomes
The data presented here is taken from FAO’s Food Security and Nutrition report 2023 and The 2023 Global Report on…
Food systems are locked in a spiral of decline with environmental systems: they are also major causes of degradation of…
Globally, the food system is a major sector of employment, supporting the livelihoods of hundreds of millions of people across…
Food Systems Drivers
As one of the key drivers of global food systems, changes in the distribution of population and urbanization and economic…
There are major differences between food produced globally and recommended food consumption. Changing consumption patterns in rural and urban areas…
Agricultural and food technology innovation is crucial for inclusive rural and structural transformation – if marginalized and poor communities and…
Current food systems have severe implications for land use, resource sustainability, and climate change for the future. The outlook for…
Countries need to balance food self-sufficiency with participation and competitiveness in global trade markets. With increasing conflicts, uneven impacts of…