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Governance and resilience as entry points for transforming food systems in the countdown to 2030

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  • Schneider, Kate R
  • Remans, Roseline
  • Bekele, Tesfaye Hailu
  • Aytekin, Destan
  • Conforti, Piero
  • Dasgupta, Shouro
  • DeClerck, Fabrice
  • Dewi, Deviana
  • Fabi, Carola
  • Gephart, Jessica A
  • Masuda, Yuta J
  • McLaren, Rebecca
  • Saisana, Michaela
  • Aburto, Nancy
  • Ambikapathi, Ramya
  • Arellano Rodriguez, Mariana
  • Barquera, Simon
  • Battersby, Jane
  • Beal, Ty
  • Béné, Christophe
  • Cafiero, Carlo
  • Campeau, Christine
  • Caron, Patrick
  • Cattaneo, Andrea
  • Candel, Jeroen
  • Covic, Namukolo
  • Del Pino Alvarez, Inmaculada
  • Dominguez Barreto, Ana Paula
  • Elouafi, Ismahane
  • Frazier, Tyler J
  • Fremier, Alexander
  • Foley, Pat
  • Golden, Christopher D
  • Gonzalez Fischer, Carlos
  • Guarin, Alejandro
  • Hendriks, Sheryl
  • Herforth, Anna
  • Honorati, Maddalena
  • Huang, Jikun
  • Getaneh, Yonas
  • Kennedy, Gina
  • Laar, Amos
  • Lal, Rattan
  • Lidder, Preetmoninder
  • Feye, Getachew Legese
  • Loken, Brent
  • Malapit, Hazel
  • Marshall, Quinn
  • Mulatu, Kalkidan A
  • Munguia, Ana
  • Nordhagen, Stella
  • Resnick, Danielle
  • Suhardiman, Diana
  • Sumaila, U Rashid
  • Sun, Bangyao
  • Mengesha, Belay Terefe
  • Torero Cullen, Maximo
  • Tubiello, Francesco N
  • Dooren, Corné van
  • Valero Morales, Isabel
  • Vivero-Pol, Jose-Luis
  • Webb, Patrick
  • Wiebe, Keith
  • Haddad, Lawrence
  • Herrero, Mario
  • Rosero Moncayo, Jose
  • Fanzo, Jessica

Abstract

Due to complex interactions, changes in any one area of food systems are likely to impact-and possibly depend on-changes in other areas. Here we present the first annual monitoring update of the indicator framework proposed by the Food Systems Countdown Initiative, with new qualitative analysis elucidating interactions across indicators. Since 2000, we find that 20 of 42 indicators with time series have been trending in a desirable direction, indicating modest positive change. Qualitative expert elicitation assessed governance and resilience indicators to be most connected to other indicators across themes, highlighting entry points for action-particularly governance action. Literature review and country case studies add context to the assessed interactions across diets, environment, livelihoods, governance and resilience indicators, helping different actors understand and navigate food systems towards desirable change.

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  • Schneider, Kate R & Remans, Roseline & Bekele, Tesfaye Hailu & Aytekin, Destan & Conforti, Piero & Dasgupta, Shouro & DeClerck, Fabrice & Dewi, Deviana & Fabi, Carola & Gephart, Jessica A & Masuda, Yu, 2025. "Governance and resilience as entry points for transforming food systems in the countdown to 2030," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 127092, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
    • Handle: RePEc:ehl:lserod:127092
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