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Research in short | 2025-03-03

A new tool for navigating just food system transformations

The JUSTRA matrix uses key questions to examine how justice has shaped food systems in the past, how it affects them now, and how it should guide future decisions. By using this tool food system players can work toward a fairer food system.

Research story | 2025-01-13

Lab-grown coffee and cocoa: A solution to rising prices and environmental harm?

Start-ups are racing to develop lab-grown alternatives to coffee, cocoa, and palm oil, aiming to reduce the environmental and social harm linked to these crops while meeting rising global demand. Yet, little is known about the full potential and consequences of these innovations, according to a new study published in Nature Food.

Research story | 2024-09-17

Exploring gastronomic landscapes – a new approach for food system sustainability

New study highlights the potential of culinary craftsmanship as a tool for diverse and resilient landscapes

Research in short | 2024-08-26

Power and protein – how to close the justice gap in food transformations

The global shift away from animal-source foods and towards plant-based and alternative proteins is crucial to reducing the food system's impact on our planet. However, focusing solely on closing the 'protein gap' risks overlooking a more pressing issue: the justice gap.

Research news | 2024-01-22

Soy: A world journey from success to uncertainty

From a bean valued for its multitude of functions in ancient China to one of the most traded agricultural commodities of the modern world: the soybean has gone through dramatic changes throughout the millennia.

Research news | 2022-10-14

In Colombia, a new war rages on people and nature

Six years after the Colombian peace agreement, crucial ecosystems and local communities are still caught in the crossfire

Research news | 2022-10-05

Centre strengthens its food system research with five new postdocs

Amid ongoing global food crises, the Stockholm Resilience Centre adds to its portfolio of food system research by hiring five new postdoctoral fellows