Towards a Common Understanding of Sustainable Food Systems

Patrick Mink (1) , Allison Loconto (2) , Nicola Jenkin (3) , Charlotte Pavageau (4, 5) , Elise Golan (6) , David Gould (7) , Sandro Dernini (8, 9, 10) , Christine Campeau (11) , Divine Njie (12) , James Lomax (13) , Marina Bortoletti (13) , Chavanne Hanson (14)

1 FOAG - Federal Office of Agriculture
2 LISIS - Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire Sciences, Innovations, Sociétés
3 WITS - University of the Witwatersrand [Johannesburg]
4 AgroParisTech
5 BioVision - Biovision Foundation
6 USDA - United States Department of Agriculture
7 IFOAM - Organics International
8 IFMeD - International Foundation of Mediterranean Diet
9 Forum on Mediterranean Food Cultures
10 CIHEAM-IAMB - Centre International de Hautes Etudes Agronomiques Méditerranéennes - Institut Agronomique Méditerranéen de Bari
11 UNSCN - United Nations Standing Committee on Nutrition
12 FAO - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations [Rome, Italie]
13 UNEP - United Nations Environment Programme
14 Nestlé S.A.

This publication puts into context related concepts and approaches that can be used to address the multiple food systems challenges, with the aim to facilitate a common understanding. This common understanding is expected to support a more rapid and robust transition to more sustainable food systems at local, national, regional, and global levels. This publication provides knowledge and promotes a common understanding of key approaches, concepts, and terms related to sustainable food systems. The publication is useful for anyone working toward more sustainable consumption and production patterns in the area of food and agriculture systems. It is intended as a living document that will be reviewed as the science and knowledge around food systems evolve. The inclusion of any specific term does not imply endorsement by the individual members of the SFS Programme, nor should there be any implication that a sustainable food system must include all the concepts described here. This publication is one of a range of four tools created by the SFS Programme, which included the Collaborative Framework for Food Systems Transformation, a set of four case studies, and an online learning course on sustainable food systems and value chains. This publication is a product of the One Planet network’s Sustainable Food Systems (SFS) Programme.

Mots clés: Environmental Food security and nutrition; Food systems; Transformations; Value chains

Domaines: Sociologie

Patrick Mink, Allison Loconto, Nicola Jenkin, Charlotte Pavageau, Elise Golan, et al.. Towards a Common Understanding of Sustainable Food Systems: Key approaches, concepts and terms. United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); One Planet Network Sustainable Food Systems Programme. 2020. ⟨hal-04566986⟩