Transforming Food Systems Under Climate Change through Innovation

Our food systems have performed well in the past, but they are failing us in the face of climate change and other challenges. This book tells the story of why food system transformation is needed, how it can be achieved, and how research can be a catalyst for change. Written by a global interdisciplinary team of researchers, it brings together perspectives from multiple areas including climate, environment, agriculture, and the social sciences to describe how different tools and approaches can be used to tackle food system transformation. It provides practical, actionable insights for policymakers and advisors, demonstrating how science together with strong partnerships can enable real transformation on the ground. It also contributes to the academic debate on the transformation of food systems, and so will be an invaluable reference for researchers and students alike. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

Bruce M. Campbell was Director of the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS), and he is based at the University of Copenhagen. CCAFS has informed over US$3.5 billion of climate investments in agriculture, has over 100 policy wins, and has reached more than 20 million farmers. Campbell was a staff member of the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) and now works for Clim-Eat and the Global Center on Adaptation. He has worked in agricultural and forestry research in Zimbabwe, Indonesia, and Australia, and has received a national merit award for his work in Vietnam.

Philip Thornton was a Flagship Leader of the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) and a principal scientist with the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) in Nairobi, Kenya. He is affiliated with Clim-Eat and is a cross-field Highly Cited Researcher 2018–2021, 39th on the 2021 Reuters Hot List of influential climate scientists, a lead author for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), and Honorary Professor at Edinburgh University.

Ana Maria Loboguerrero is Research Director of Climate Action for the Alliance of Bioversity International and International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) and was Head of Global Policy Research for the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS). She won the UN Momentum for Change Lighthouse Award in 2017 and is a member of the Alliance for Rural Climate Resilience in Latin America, as well as of the Scientific Advisory Committee of the Borlaug Institute for South Asia.

Dhanush Dinesh is Founder of Clim-Eat, the think and do tank formed to transform food systems under climate change through effective science–policy engagement. He was previously the Head of Partnerships and Outreach of the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security. He is a visiting researcher at the University of Leeds and a member of the advisory board of the EAT Foundation.

Andreea Cristina Nowak is a research team leader in the Climate Action group of the Alliance of Bioversity International and International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) and PhD candidate at Wageningen University, conducting research on measuring climate change adaptation and resilience. She was a mentor at the Climate Leadership Programme of the Africa Group of Negotiators Expert Support (AGNES) and the Terra.do Climate School.