The United Nations has announced today the composition of the Champions Network for the 2021 Food Systems Summit. Ruth Richardson, Executive Director of the Global Alliance for the Future of Food, has been invited to join the network, which consists of individuals and organizations from across food systems. Drawn from all regions of the world, the objective of … Continued
A step-by-step guide to assess how food systems impact people, society, the environment, and natural resources.
We are at a critical moment in history. A contested moment. A fragile moment. A moment full of anxiety, decision-making, way-finding, stock-taking, soul-searching, and needing to attend to the deep imperative to create a brighter and more beautiful future. Food systems transformation is central to this agenda given its undeniable links to climate, migration, zoonotic … Continued
At the Global Alliance for the Future of Food we believe in the urgency of transforming global food systems, and in the power of working together and with others to effect positive change. Our work is guided by a set of seven shared principles: renewability, resilience, equity, diversity, healthfulness, inclusion, and interconnectedness. These principles shape our … Continued
For the last 25 years, design, planning and evaluation have been dominated by the mandate that interventions be based on a theory of change. In January 2020, the Global Alliance for the Future of Food formally adopted a theory of transformation. This conceptual breakthrough comes at a critical time when, in the face of the global … Continued
Profound changes in the way food is grown, gathered, processed, distributed, consumed, and wasted over the last several decades have led to increasing threats to a future of food that is sustainable, equitable, and secure, particularly when coupled with climate change, species extinction, increasing globalization, and shifting global economics, politics, and demographics. “Frameworks for Transformation” … Continued
Pablo Vidueira, Research Director, shares his experiences and insights on Blue Marble Evaluation as the leading innovative edge for evaluation for the times we live in.
Jane Maland Cady, McKnight Foundation, shares experiences and insights on Blue Marble Evaluation as the leading innovative edge for evaluation for the times we live in.
BY CLAIRE NICKLIN, REPRESENTANTE REGIONAL – LOS ANDES, COLLABORATIVE CROP RESEARCH PROGRAM AT MCKNIGHT FOUNDATION Summary: Writing on the day of the launch of Blue Marble Evaluation: Premises and Principles in Minneapolis, Claire Nicklin, Representante Regional for the McKnight Foundation, shares her thoughts about how Blue Marble has provided the Collaborative Crop Research Program with important ideas and concepts … Continued
The Global Alliance for the Future of Food, a strategic alliance of philanthropic foundations working together to transform global food systems now and for future generations, welcomes the launch of Michael Quinn Patton’s new book: Blue Marble Evaluation: Premises and Principles. Featuring the Global Alliance as one of the world’s first adopters of this landmark new … Continued
