Achieving transformative change in food systems is necessary to meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Paris Agreement targets, Global Biodiversity Framework and many other global goals. Food systems impact all sectors, populations and ecosystems. Consequently, understanding and tracking transformation is particularly important. The Food Systems Countdown Initiative (FSCI) provides annual monitoring updates of systems-wide indicators across five thematic areas: (1) diets, nutrition and health; (2) environment, natural resources and production; (3) livelihoods, poverty and equity; (4) governance; and (5) resilience. This Analysis presents the first update relative to the 2023 baseline with new quantitative analysis of time trends since 2000 and qualitative assessments of interactions between indicators. Interactions between indicators mean that changes in one area (for example, diets) can (directly or indirectly) affect others (for example, environment). Interactions may present tradeoffs or synergies and illuminate entry points for governance action to steer food systems towards desired outcomes or to unlock roadblocks to change.
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Publisher | Nature |
Geographic coverage | GlobalEthiopiaMexico |
Originally published | 14 Jan 2025 |
Knowledge service | Metadata | Bioeconomy
| Policy | Sustainable food system Global Food and Nutrition Security | Sustainable Food Systems | Food systems transformation |
Digital Europa Thesaurus (DET) | resiliencepolicy analysisIndicatorSustainable development goalsfood securitypolicymakingdata collectionresilienceMonitoringgovernance |