ABSTRACT
Satisfying the food security needs of 9 billion people while having a smaller environmental footprint are both key goals of the international and development agendas. At present these twin goals are insufficiently linked and at times apparently conflicting in practice. A food systems approach (see Chapter 2) helps explicate the complex interactions across time and space, and across different sectors and societal goals, which can cause this apparent conflict. To meet both goals, this must be resolved at a range of spatial and temporal levels, albeit with sensitivity to transition issues and to ancillary goals such as equity among regions.
