Dig Deeper: Concepts
Use our interactive Food Systems Guidance Tool, delve into some of the concepts and discover how they relate to your work.
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Food Systems Learning Guide
Use the A+FS Network's interactive guide to learn how to apply systems thinking to your project. Get the basics in 1-2 hours, explore more yourself, or even use it to run your own teaching course.
The food system concept
A definition of food systems and how they can be represented, followed by the main features of a food system, its outcomes, activities and actors.
Working with the food system concept
How to apply the food systems concept at a practical level?
The international architecture around food systems
An overview of the major international organisations and mechanisms which govern and influence food systems and security.
Food system typologies
Typologies are a classification tool that can support researchers and policymakers in conceptualising and analysing food systems.