The section provides links to some of the EU funded projects on Sustainable Food Systems (not exhaustive).

The EU rapid Food Systems Analysis for Development (FSA4D)

DG INTPA in cooperation with CIRAD and FAO assesses the performance of  food systems and the main risks and challenges at national and sub-national levels in developing countries. This is considered crucial to the identification of measures to enhance the potential short and long-term contributions of the food system to at least 13 out of 17 of the SDGs. For such an assessment, collaboration between political, economic, and social experts is required.

Combining quantitative evidence, qualitative appraisals and participatory analysis, assessment results will help orient policy dialogue on the long-term food system challenges and help identifying a range of options for their sustainable transformation. Subsequent work to identify and appraise specific transformative investments and interventions can build on assessment results.

46 countries and territories have participated in the rapid assessment with the available methodological framework.

The  webinar Catalysing the Sustainable and Inclusive Transformation of Food Systems. From Assessment to Policy and Investment (June 2021) and the Interim Synthesis brief (September 2021) provide information about the state of play of the food systems assessments.

Value Chain Analysis for Development (VCA4D)

VCA4D performs value chain analyses across a range of agricultural commodities and developing countries in order to appraise their contribution to growth and job creation, taking into account the sustainability and inclusiveness of these value chains.

VCA4D uses a common methodological framework, with the aim of appraising the sustainability of a value chain from an economic, social and environmental perspective. This is preceded by a functional analysis which includes a general description of the value chain, a technical diagnosis of its different stages and an analysis of its governance and power structure.The use of this analytical tool will is particularly relevant in food systems analysis.

VCA4D has also produced some synthesis studies on various topics across value chain analyses.

SASi-SPi (Sustainable Agri-Food Systems Intelligence – Science-Policy Interface)

Sustainable Agri-Food Systems Intelligence – Science-Policy Interface (SASi-SPi) is a 5-year project with the overall objective to contribute to the economic, social, and environmental sustainability of Aquatic and Agri-Food Systems in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean and builds on the FSA4D, see above. 

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