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Tier 4 — Narrative / commentaryGrey literature

We need a food system transformation – in the face of the Ukraine war, now more than ever

Lisa M. Pörtner, Nathalie Lambrecht, Marco Springmann, Benjamin Leon Bodirsky, Franziska Gaupp, Florian Freund, Hermann Lotze‐Campen, Sabine Gabrysch

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) · 2022

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Summary

This policy-focused commentary examines how the Ukraine crisis reveals fundamental unsustainability and injustice in global food systems. The authors argue for accelerating rather than abandoning food system transformation, advocating comprehensive solutions that simultaneously provide short-term relief and address existential threats to planetary and human health. The work situates geopolitical food security challenges within the broader context of necessary systemic reform.

UK applicability

The analysis is globally framed and likely relevant to UK food policy debates, particularly regarding supply chain resilience, domestic production capacity, and alignment of short-term food security with long-term sustainability and equity objectives. UK-specific application would depend on detailed policy recommendations within the full paper.

Key measures

Not specified in abstract; likely qualitative assessment of food system sustainability, justice, and resilience metrics

Outcomes reported

The paper articulates the need for comprehensive food system transformation that addresses both immediate relief from geopolitical disruption and long-term sustainability and equity challenges. It argues that current food production and consumption patterns are unsustainable and unjust, and that reinforcing systemic change is preferable to reverting to previous models.

Theme
Policy, governance & rights
Subject
Food & agricultural policy
Study type
Policy
Study design
Policy report
Source type
Grey literature
Status
Published
Geography
Global
System type
Food supply chain
DOI
10.5281/zenodo.6389348
Catalogue ID
BFmor3ggd1-gnbjlh

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