Sustainable and Resilient Food Systems
A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Nutrition and Public Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 5 November 2025 | Viewed by 561
Special Issue Editors
Interests: community nutrition; implementation science; child and adolescent health; healthy eating and active living; health equity
Interests: public health nutrition; food system-nutrition linkages
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Sustainable and resilient food systems are designed to meet community food and nutrition security goals in ways that support a thriving economy, society, and natural environment. Beyond simply producing enough nutritious food to meet household needs, sustainable food systems prioritize equitable access by addressing barriers such as cost, distance, and cultural preferences, ensuring that all community members are served. These systems also emphasize the health of the ecosystems where food is grown and produced, striving to create and distribute food in environmentally sustainable and regenerative ways.
Achieving sustainable and resilient food systems requires multi-disciplinary, interconnected actions across local, national, regional, and global levels. This includes coordinated interdisciplinary efforts across agriculture, health, education, policy, and community planning sectors. Although international organizations, including the Food and Agriculture Organization, advocate for a comprehensive food systems approach, there is a critical need for evidence of this approach at the local, state, and regional levels. This evidence can help practitioners and policymakers develop food systems that effectively respond to community needs, support local economies, promote public health, and foster resilience in the face of environmental and economic challenges.
For this Special Issue, we invite submissions of reviews and original research that (1) describe innovative programs, policies, and interventions that enhance food and nutrition security, with an emphasis on economic, social, and environmental sustainability; (2) explore collaborative, multi-sector efforts that apply food systems and agroecological approaches to improve food sovereignty in ways that are culturally responsive, environmentally sustainable, health promoting, and that support local economies; and (3) evaluate the goals, participant outcomes, and broader impact of food-based education programs, examining how these programs contribute to the environmental, social, and economic sustainability of food systems.
Dr. Mēgan M. Patton-López
Dr. Emily H. Belarmino
Dr. Zubaida Qamar
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- sustainable food systems
- resilient food systems
- sustainability
- nutrition security
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