An Agrifood System is composed of a multitude
of areas of action, which interact with one another
An Agrifood System requires the participation of a multitude of technical and social sciences, as well as traditional knowledge
For an Agrifood System to move towards sustainability, a holistic combination of technical sciences, social sciences and expertises is necessary across each of its areas of knowledge and action
Millions of people living healthy lives on a healthy planet, supported by fair and sustainable food systems.
Our new approach forges unprecedented connections between scientific research, applied knowledge, and traditional wisdom, engaging urban, regional, and national actors committed to improving dietary practices. It brings together data, strategies, and initiatives to deliver solutions, networks, and tangible outcomes grounded in scientific evidence and guided by a sustainable, participatory, inclusive, and rights-based approach.
This framework lends legitimacy to processes and public policies founded on ethics, scientific rigor, coherence, and responsibility. A central priority is to safeguard natural ecosystems and human societies for future generations, fostering coexistence and shared development
To create a new participatory model for the research, promotion, and long-term stewardship of sustainable food systems, grounded in science and in the exchange of data, knowledge, and experience, and guided by principles of social justice, culture, health, wellbeing, and
shared progress.
Advances in knowledge-processing technologies and the innovative capacity of artificial intelligence to connect perspectives from both the technical sciences and the humanities and social sciences together with the heritage of ancestral knowledge rooted in each territory offer strong grounds for optimism in addressing today’s challenges. This emerging perspective promotes a new model of collaborative innovation. Never before has knowledge and wisdom been integrated and mobilised in this way to support research and development of sustainable food systems in the broadest sense of the concept.
Having had the opportunity to learn in detail about the Global Council on Sustainable Food Systems project, led by Vicente Domingo, I would like to express my support for the initiative. An entity such as the Global Council can become a reference in the advancement of knowledge and generate technology, processes and actions that can benefit society
Edward Rubin
Coordinating Lead Author of IPCC Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change – United Nations Nobel Peace Prize 2007
Agricultural engineering and agronomy
Food technology and processing
Nutrition and dietetics
Veterinary sciences
Food waste management
Chemistry and biochemistry
Climate change and environmental management
Geography and spatial analysis
Meteorology and weather systems
Water and ecosystem management
Civil engineering and infrastructure planning
Local markets research and analysis
Urban planning and landscape architecture
Systems design and systems analysis
Transport and mobility solutions
Telecommunications and digital infrastructure
Anthropology and ethnography
Sociology and social development
Political science and governance
Philosophy and ethics
History and cultural studies
Economics, international trade, and cooperation
Human rights and the right to food
Medicine and public health
Childhood and maternal health
Pharmacy and pharmacology
Psychology and behavioral sciences
Education and pedagogy
Communication, Media, and Culture
Communication and journalism
Art, cultural heritage, and design
Gastronomy and culinary innovation
Sustainable tourism and cultural tourism practices
Graphic design and visual communication
Photography and media documentation
Big data management and analytics
IA design and programming
FUTURISATION
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