exploring opportunities for food security by circularity in different regions in the world
The Circular Food Systems Network
A network under the Global Research Alliance on agricultural greenhouse gases
The CFS Network brings countries together to scale circular food-system solutions that increase food security while preventing additional greenhouse gas emissions.
The Circular Food Systems network is a network under the Global Research Alliance on agricultural greenhouse gases.
The objective is to develop an active international network of researchers in the field of circular food systems, where knowledge can be shared and collaboration between research groups can increase the development and implementation of circularity withing the agri-food system.
Circular Food Systems (CFS) may contribute to increased food security and reduction of GHG emissions by increasing the resource security (use of waste streams reduces need for inputs e.g. land, water, fossil energy and nitrogen and phosphorus as mineral fertilizer), and by mitigating the net greenhouse effect of emissions from CO2, N2O and CH4 during the different stages of the food systems.
Objectives of the network
The objectives of the network are to contribute to food security with mitigation of GHG emissions by increasing circularity across the entire agri-food system. We do that by:
Bringing together, developing, and disseminating knowledge about circular food systems;
Mobilizing agricultural scientists to explore circularity within different agricultural systems focusing on GHG emissions
Providing policy makers with methodologies and system designs for a climate-smart, circular food system
Stakeholders
Universities & Research Institutes
Governmental organisations
International networks, organisations and programmes
Private sector and NGOs
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