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To report and promote its activities, the Chair develops and supports a number of publications intended for various actors of change (research, associations, public authorities, etc.).

Policy Briefs

The So What collection translates the results of research into readable conclusions for action.

Evaluating food system innovations

A global toolkit for cities.

Eating in the city

This book explores changes in eating habits in African, Latin American and Asian cities.

Final report - results of the Foodscapes project

This report presents the results and recommendations of the Foodscapes project.

Food environments and EU Food Policy

The aim of this policy brief is to further sharpen understanding about food environments and what a ‘food environment approach’ entails for EU food policy and the transition to sustainable food systems.

Summary notes

The En Bref! collection presents the main conclusions drawn from our conferences, publications, and action research projects.

Revealing the dynamics of African food systems

Africa stands out for the convergence of major global issues, all of which profoundly shape its food systems. We need to move beyond dichotomous representations of Africa either as a region in crisis, structurally dependent on international aid, or as the ‘continent of the future’, potentially the ultimate frontier for global growth. The recognition of Africa’s diverse cuisines is part of a process of heritage preservation that, combined with a dynamic of contemporary creativity and re-compositions spawned by the diaspora, highlights their richness and constant renewal.

The Montpellier Food Fund: an action research project on food democracy

The prospect of making food a matter of democracy, and of transforming its social and political organisation with a view to combating food inequalities and promoting the sustainability of food systems, is at the heart of a collective experiment currently underway in Montpellier : the Caisse alimentaire commune. How can we promote access to sustainable food for all? How can we make food a subject of democracy and encourage citizens to take ownership of the challenges facing our food systems? What mechanisms can be used to make these systems more sustainable? These are some of the questions guiding the experiment.