New Resource: Global Food Explorer (Our World in Data)
- Global Food Explorer (Our World in Data) Explore the world's food system crop-by-crop from production to plate.
Related Guides
Featured Dataset
- EDGAR-FOOD (EU) Provides estimates of the global food system’s greenhouse gas emissions, “consistently covering each stage of the food chain for all countries with yearly frequency for the period 1990–2015.” The dataset distinguishes between four kinds of greenhouse and eight stages: “land use/land-use change activities,” production, processing, packaging, transport, retail, consumption, and waste management.
Tools for Food Policy
- International Food Policy Research Institute Tools Includes Tools for Value Chains, an AgriTech Toolbox: Using Agricultural Technologies for Enhanced Productivity and Sustainable Food Security.
- Food Security Portal: Policy Tools This section lays out the analytical tools required to measure the impact of a food crisis. A brief description of each tool and its purpose is provided, along with data requirements and formulas needed to compute these indicators.
- Food Systems Dashboard The Food Systems Dashboard combines data from multiple sources to give users a complete view of food systems. Users can compare components of food systems across countries and regions. They can also identify and prioritize ways to sustainably improve diets and nutrition in their food systems.
