What are Food Systems?

A food system essentially includes everything from farm to table.

A sustainable food system is hence refers to the sustainable food production, processing, distribution and consumption. It is more than ever necessary to make food systems sustainable given the scarcity and stretching of existing resources involved in food systems. To render food systems sustainable, it is not only necessary to produce efficiently and in environmentally friendly ways, but it is also crucial to improve and make consumption practices healthier as well.