Changing diets and transforming food systems

In an aspirational global food system, everyone would meet but not exceed their nutritional needs, and fulfill personal preferences for tasty, affordable, varied, convenient and healthy food—while keeping climate change under 2°C. Diets are an outcome of people’s choices and are profoundly shaped by...

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Main Authors: Vermeulen, Sonja J., Park, Toby, Khoury, Colin K., Mockshell, Jonathan Yaw, Béné, Christophe, Thi, Huong Trinh, Heard, Brent R., Wilson, Bee
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Language:Inglés
Published: 2019
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/103987
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author Vermeulen, Sonja J.
Park, Toby
Khoury, Colin K.
Mockshell, Jonathan Yaw
Béné, Christophe
Thi, Huong Trinh
Heard, Brent R.
Wilson, Bee
author_browse Béné, Christophe
Heard, Brent R.
Khoury, Colin K.
Mockshell, Jonathan Yaw
Park, Toby
Thi, Huong Trinh
Vermeulen, Sonja J.
Wilson, Bee
author_facet Vermeulen, Sonja J.
Park, Toby
Khoury, Colin K.
Mockshell, Jonathan Yaw
Béné, Christophe
Thi, Huong Trinh
Heard, Brent R.
Wilson, Bee
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description In an aspirational global food system, everyone would meet but not exceed their nutritional needs, and fulfill personal preferences for tasty, affordable, varied, convenient and healthy food—while keeping climate change under 2°C. Diets are an outcome of people’s choices and are profoundly shaped by socio-cultural, physical and economic factors in the food ‘choice environment’. Historically there have been substantial changes in people’s diets and diets continue to be in flux. Dietary change offers a route to achieving the aspirational Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) food system, combining positive outcomes for health and for the environment. The most effective strategies to shift diets will involve multiple approaches that deliberately aim not just to influence consumers themselves, but all participants in the food system, taking into account plural values and incentives. Effectiveness of actions will depend on the political economy at national and global levels. Overall there is reason to be hopeful about the potential for dietary change, given both historic trends and the growing suite of tools and approaches available.
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spelling CGSpace1039872024-03-06T10:16:43Z Changing diets and transforming food systems Vermeulen, Sonja J. Park, Toby Khoury, Colin K. Mockshell, Jonathan Yaw Béné, Christophe Thi, Huong Trinh Heard, Brent R. Wilson, Bee agriculture food security climate change diet sustainable development goals food systems In an aspirational global food system, everyone would meet but not exceed their nutritional needs, and fulfill personal preferences for tasty, affordable, varied, convenient and healthy food—while keeping climate change under 2°C. Diets are an outcome of people’s choices and are profoundly shaped by socio-cultural, physical and economic factors in the food ‘choice environment’. Historically there have been substantial changes in people’s diets and diets continue to be in flux. Dietary change offers a route to achieving the aspirational Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) food system, combining positive outcomes for health and for the environment. The most effective strategies to shift diets will involve multiple approaches that deliberately aim not just to influence consumers themselves, but all participants in the food system, taking into account plural values and incentives. Effectiveness of actions will depend on the political economy at national and global levels. Overall there is reason to be hopeful about the potential for dietary change, given both historic trends and the growing suite of tools and approaches available. 2019-10-07 2019-10-07T14:14:45Z 2019-10-07T14:14:45Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/103987 en Open Access application/pdf Vermeulen S, Park T, Khoury CK, Mockshell J, Béné C, Thi HT, Heard B, Wilson B. 2019. Changing diets and transforming food systems. CCAFS Working Paper No. 282. Wageningen, the Netherlands: CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS).
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food security
climate change
diet
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food systems
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Khoury, Colin K.
Mockshell, Jonathan Yaw
Béné, Christophe
Thi, Huong Trinh
Heard, Brent R.
Wilson, Bee
Changing diets and transforming food systems
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diet
sustainable development goals
food systems
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