

Foresight
The CGIAR Initiative on Foresight combines state-of-the-art analytics, innovative use of data, and close engagement with national, regional and global partners to offer better insights into alternative transformation pathways that can inform choices and sharpen decision-making today, leading to more productive, sustainable and inclusive food, land and water systems in the future.
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Foresight Initiative series: What do we know about the future of food systems?
CGIAR Initiative on Foresight22.06.24-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Food, land, and water systems face daunting challenges in the future, and the body of…
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What do we know about the future of urbanization in relation to food system transformation?
CGIAR Initiative on Foresight01.10.24By Paul Dorosh and James Thurlow Food, land, and water systems face daunting challenges in…
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Limiting deforestation involves complex tradeoffs: Results from a global land-use model
CGIAR Initiative on Foresight16.09.24-
Big data
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Environmental health & biodiversity
Forests are massive carbon sinks and biodiversity havens. The world’s forests store about 861 giga…
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Partners
The CGIAR Initiative on Foresight conducts foresight analysis for all countries and regions, but with a particular focus on two regions (Eastern and Southern Africa, and South Asia) and six countries (Bangladesh, Kenya, Malawi, Nepal, Rwanda and Zambia), working with the ReNAPRI and SANEM networks of policy research institutions and other partners. The Initiative will also work with technical partners in Brazil (Embrapa), China (CAAS), India (ICAR), Indonesia (Bappenas) and South Africa (the National Treasury).