Dear Friends of the World Food System Center:

Since 2011, we at the World Food System Center have aimed to provide real-world solutions to the challenge of feeding the world in a way that ensures human health, environmental sustainability, and social well-being. Throughout the initial phase of operations (2011-2015) as well as the now concluded second phase (2016-2020), the Center established itself as an important platform for vital exchange and a supporter of solution-oriented research and innovations.

It has been a great privilege and joy for us to work closely together with our members and partners over the last years. As we move into the next phase until 2024, we count on their continuous support and look forward to collaborating across disciplines and sectors to address the ever pressing global challenge of ensuring food and nutrition security and to pursue our long-term vision of a healthy world through sustainable food systems.

Kind regards,
Martijn Sonnevelt and the entire team of the World Food System Center

This report provides a brief overview of the activities of the World Food System Center during the last five years. This period was marked by growth, and the Center now brings together 46 member groups, containing around 1000 scientists contributing to making global food systems more sustainable. We look back with joy and satisfaction on how we managed to integrate research, education, and outreach throughout these past five years, and we hope you enjoy the read.

During a 3-​day short course, 35 professionals from 20 countries came together to learn and collaborate in a highly interactive online program, developed by the World Food System Center in cooperation with the Sustainable Agroecosystems Group. The course focused on designing for food system resilience using a circular approach.

Join us for our first WFSC Short Films Premiere!
25 May 2021, 17:00-18:00 CET
Online

✺ Watch the premiere of several of our short films to learn more about several food systems research projects at ETH Zurich,
✺ Learn about the craft of visual storytelling from videographer Marius Born,
✺ Gain insight about using different platforms to share science from ETH Zurich Prof. Emma Wetter Slack,
✺ Meet the stars- talk with the young researchers who stepped in front of the camera to bring science stories to life!