Transforming the food systems of tomorrow

Cornell’s Food Systems & Global Change advances food system solutions for the health of people and the planet. We are a transdisciplinary alliance tackling the environmental and nutritional challenges facing the ways people grow, eat, and share food everywhere. Centered at Cornell University and networked with local and global partners, we engage at the frontiers of knowledge to design and support actionable progress towards healthier diets from sustainable food systems.

What we do

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We grapple with the vexing scientific and policy challenges of today and model sustainable food systems of tomorrow.

The latest

Publication

Poverty dynamics among East African smallholder farmers

A new study published in Agricultural Systems looks at changing incomes amongst farmers in East Africa. Agriculture can help some escape poverty but doesn't help the poorest. Something else is needed to escape the extreme poverty trap. But what?

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Perspectives on Food Safety Translate Food-Choice Behaviors, Africa & Asia

Consumption of unsafe foods increases morbidity and mortality and is currently an issue, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. This study found consumers integrated their meanings, knowledge, and concerns about food safety to achieve assurance about the safety of their foods when making food-choice decisions.

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Science and Innovations for Food Systems Transformation

In a new book, the Scientific Group on UN Food Systems Summit, including our very own Mario Herrero, Daniel Mason-D'Croz and Carlos Gonzalez-Fischer, outline a clear direction for sustainable food systems transformations - ensuring that solutions are systems-driven, anchored in science & inclusive of diverse regional voices.

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Cody Kugler

Field Note

Meet the Food Systems & Global Change Team: Cody Kugler
Meet Cody Kugler, agri-food innovations project manager for Cornell Global Development's new research group — Food Systems & Global Change. Cody recently completed Cornell Global Development's MPS program where she studied sustainability in the...
  • Cornell Atkinson
  • Department of Global Development
  • Environment
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Field Note

Meet Kerstin Damerau, research associate for Cornell Global Development's new research group — Food Systems & Global Change. Formerly an independent consultant for ICRAF and the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, Kerstin's research...
  • Cornell Atkinson
  • Department of Global Development
  • Environment
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Field Note

Meet Carlos Gonzalez Fischer, research associate for Cornell Global Development's new research group — Food Systems & Global Change. Formerly a postdoctoral scientist at the New Zealand Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Research Centre (NZAGRC)...
  • Cornell Atkinson
  • Department of Global Development
  • Environment