Key publications

This page lists some of the key publications on the topics of food systems, and on food systems in relation to M&E.

Complex systems and development

Exploring the science of complexity: Ideas and implications for development and humanitarian efforts | By B Ramalingam, H Jones, T Reba, J Young (2008)

Food sytems

Food in the Anthropocene: the EAT–Lancet Commission on healthy diets from sustainable food systems | By the EAT–Lancet Commission (2019)

Food Systems: how could a food systems approach work for transitions towards SDG2 | By Nicole Metz of the Food & Business Knowledge Platform (2018)

Food Systems: From concept to practice and vice versa (PDF) | By Helena Posthumus and Bart de Steenhuijsen-Piters of KIT Royal Tropical Institute, and Just Dengerink and Sietze Vellema of Wageningen University & Research (2018)

When food systems meet sustainability – Current narratives and implications for actions | Christophe Béné, Peter Oosterveer, Lea Lamotte, Inge D. Brouwer, Stef de Haan, Steve D. Prager, Elise Talsma and Colin K. Khoury (2019).

City Region Food System Toolkit | By FAO

M&E of (food) systems

Book review: Measuring what matters in agriculture and food systems: A synthesis of the results and recommendations of TEEB for Agriculture and Food’s Scientific and Economic Foundations report | By Michael Quinn Patton (2019)

Evidence of Change: the sustainable livelihoods framework - an evaluation tool for value chain projects | By Ricardo Ramirez (2015)

Inclusive Systemic Evaluation for Gender equality, Environments and Marginalized voices (ISE4GEMs) | By Anne Stephens, Ellen D. Lewis, and Shravanti Reddy (2018)