Food system in facts

Report prepared by: 

Ursula Davis, Anne Touboulic and Lucy McCarthy

The way in which we grow, produce, andconsume food is rife with complexity. Forexample, take the ways in which our supplychains are structured which can range fromextended global supply chains whereby foodis produced in one location and is passedfrom supplier to supplier before reachingthe final consumer. At the same time thereexist localised networks of smaller-scalegrowing and food production where labourand food is shared. And then there’severything in between. Food is essential forlife, food has cultural significance, food iscomplex.