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Food Systems

A food system comprises all the processes, actors, and resources involved in feeding a population, spanning the production, harvesting, processing, distribution, marketing, preparation, consumption, and disposal of food, together with the environmental, economic, social, and policy conditions in which these activiti…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 11 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 84× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2379-7835 🗓 Reviewed June 2026

Overview

A food system comprises all the processes, actors, and resources involved in feeding a population, spanning the production, harvesting, processing, distribution, marketing, preparation, consumption, and disposal of food, together with the environmental, economic, social, and policy conditions in which these activities take place. Understood as an interconnected whole, the food system links agriculture and food science with nutrition and public health, because its structure and functioning shape the availability, affordability, safety, and quality of the foods people can obtain, and therefore their dietary patterns and health outcomes. The concept emphasises that decisions at one stage, such as what crops are grown or how foods are processed and preserved, have consequences along the entire chain and influence both human well-being and the sustainability of natural resources. Contemporary analysis of food systems addresses challenges including food and nutrition security, the nutritional and functional properties of foods and ingredients, food safety and spoilage, and the resilience of supply in the face of climate change, land degradation, and other pressures, as well as the search for sustainable and novel sources of nutrition. By taking a systems perspective rather than focusing on single foods or nutrients, the field seeks to understand how production, distribution, and consumption interact, and to inform interventions and policies that improve diets, strengthen food security, and reduce environmental harm.

Research published in this journal

11 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

2020

Health Systems of Underdeveloped and Developing Countries

Mango LucioCorresponding author
Head for Higher Education in Healthcare, University of International Studies (UNINT) – Rome, Italy
Exact topic International Journal of Global Health Cited by 3 doi:10.14302/issn.2693-1176.ijgh-20-3489

How this research is being cited

The 11 articles above have been cited 84 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

A sample of recent works citing this journal's research on Food Systems, linking to each citing work.

Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in International Journal of Nutrition (ISSN 2379-7835).

Journal editorial board
Kadri Koppel · United States Alicja Kuban-Jankowska · Poland Luigia Pazzagli · Italy

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