ABSTRACT
This chapter draws from gender, agriculture, and nutrition research in the Global South to present an overview of how different conceptual frameworks have contributed towards the thinking around these interlinkages. It introduces food systems thinking as the new frontier of thinking holistically about nutrition. In spite of its opportunities, the chapter highlights how approaches to food systems risk perpetuating the pitfalls of the past. The chapter explores what the latest advancements in the field of gender, agriculture, and nutrition research can bring to food systems thinking. It brings insights from literature around empowerment, inequality, and intersectionality that can be used to ensure that gender is an integral part of food systems thinking.
