In recent decades, the confluence of different global and domestic drivers has led to
progressive and unpredictable changes in the functioning and structure of agri-food markets …

The concept of food system has gained prominence in recent years amongst both scholars
and policy-makers. Experts from diverse disciplines and backgrounds have in particular …

This paper explores the conditions under which the changes leading to the Great
Transformation of food systems called upon by a growing number of international experts …

The eighteenth-century Malthusian prediction of population growth outstripping food
production has not yet come to bear. Unprecedented agricultural land expansions since …

The exponential rise of information available means we can now, in theory, access
knowledge on almost any question we ask. However, as the amount of unverified …

The concepts of food security and food sustainability are two main paradigms in the food
system discourse—however, they are often addressed separately in the scientific literature …

Highlights•The concept of social–ecological systems highlights the interlinked dynamics of
environmental and societal change.•Further mainstreaming this concept promises major …

How can huge populations be fed healthily, equitably and affordably while maintaining the
ecosystems on which life depends? The evidence of diet's impact on public health and the …

Food security is becoming an increasingly relevant topic in the Global North, especially in
urban areas. Because such areas do not always have good access to nutritionally adequate …

Background Agricultural systems are amended ecosystems with a variety of properties.
Modern agroecosystems have tended towards high through-flow systems, with energy …