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FoSTr Team Advances Jordan’s National Food Systems Strategy Through Partnership
The FoSTr team conducted a pivotal visit to Jordan, intensifying its multi-year engagement in the region and expanding its national and sub-national collaborations to turn strategic foresight into action. Building upon earlier visits and workshops, including the national workshop in May 2023 and systemic acceleration discussions held at NAJMAH...
Date Published: May 2025
‘The Power of Foresight’: Key Insights from Global Foresight4Food Workshop Published
The report captures the momentum behind using strategic foresight to drive the transformation of global food systems. The publication follows a landmark workshop, The Power of Foresight: Supporting the Implementation of Food Systems Transformation Pathways...
Date Published: April 2025
FoSTr Team Advances Food System Transformation Agenda in Uganda
A delegation from the Foresight for Food Systems Transformation (FoSTr) programme visited Uganda to support national efforts in shaping resilient and adaptive food systems. The Foresight4Food FoSTr team focused on translating foresight work into tangible policy outcomes for Uganda's food system.
Date Published: March 2025
The Power of Foresight: Global Learning and Strategy Workshop to Be Held in Rome
The Foresight4Food Initiative and the UN Food Systems Coordination Hub are co-convening a two-day workshop at the FAO headquarters in Rome on January 30–31, 2025. The event will bring together global experts, national representatives, and key stakeholders to explore how foresight can drive transformative pathways in food systems.
Date Published: January 2025
Thematic Events and Scenario Workshop in Uganda Take Foresight Agenda Forward
Foresight4Food FoSTr programme conducted a pivotal in-country visit to Uganda, engaging key stakeholders in discussions about sustainable food systems. The visit, held in Entebbe and Kampala, involved collaborative efforts with various Ugandan ministries, organizations, and international experts to advance Uganda's food system agenda.
Date Published: November 2024
FoSTr Facilitates Participatory Workshop to Shape UNFSS Action Plan for Bangladesh
From November 4 to 8, 2024, the FoSTr programme conducted a pivotal in-country visit to Dhaka, engaging policymakers, researchers, and stakeholders in shaping the United Nations Food Systems Summit (UNFSS) Pathway Plan of Action for Bangladesh.
Date Published: November 2024
4th Global Foresight4Food Workshop Summary Report
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.
Date Published: September 2024
Foresight4Food and ICIMOD hold a regional training workshop on foresight for systems change
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
Date Published: August 2024
FoSTr shares Bangladesh food system map, discusses key food system bottlenecks
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.
Date Published: July 2024
'Urgent need to foster nutrition-resilient communities' message from Global Foresight4Food Workshop
4th Global Foresight4Food workshop brought together foresight practitioners, users, researchers, and food systems experts from across the globe for stronger collaboration and to identify opportunities for enhancing the use of foresight in food systems transformation initiatives, deepen the understanding of effective foresight approaches, methods, and tools...
Date Published: June 2024
Exploring common vision for future of Lake Turkana food system, a multi-stakeholder workshop in Marsabit
Together with the World Food Programme and the World Food Programme Innovation team, The FoSTr team held a highly interactive and productive three-day workshop to support the co-creation of the new ‘Sustainably Unlocking the Economic Potential of Lake Turkana’ programme.
Date Published: March 2024
FoSTr held workshop with Nakuru's food systems stakeholders
A follow-up to the FoSTr Nakuru Roundtable held in Nov 2023, the Foresight4Food FoSTr team headed to Nakuru once again to facilitate a scenario development workshop with the county's food system stakeholders.
Date Published: March 2024