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Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals Through Sustainable Food Systems

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Editors:
  1. Riccardo Valentini

    1. Department for Innovation on Biological, Agro-Food and Forest Systems, University of Tuscia, Viterbo, Italy, Division on Impacts on Agriculture, Forests and Ecosystem Services (IAFES), Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change (CMCC), Viterbo, Italy, RUDN University, Moscow, Head of Smart Urban Nature Laboratory, Moscow, Russia

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  2. John L. Sievenpiper

    1. Faculty of Medicine, Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Canada

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  3. Marta Antonelli

    1. Barilla Center for Food and Nutrition, Parma, Italy, Foundation Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change, Lecce, Italy

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  4. Katarzyna Dembska

    1. Barilla Center for Food and Nutrition, Parma, Italy

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  • Considers sustainability in the food system in the context of the Sustainable Development Goals of the 2030 Agenda of the United Nations

  • Presents main challenges in the food system and proposals for achieving long term sustainability

  • Distinctive for its multidisciplinary and multi-stakeholder approach

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Current Issues

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Understanding the Global Food System

      • Francesca Allievi, Marta Antonelli, Katarzyna Dembska, Ludovica Principato
      Pages 3-23

    3. Climate Change, Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems: The World After the Paris Agreement

      • Antonio Bombelli, Arianna Di Paola, Maria Vincenza Chiriacò, Lucia Perugini, Simona Castaldi, Riccardo Valentini
      Pages 25-34

    4. Drivers of Migration in the Trans-Mediterranean Region: The Likely Role of Climate Change and Resource Security in the Geopolitical Context

      • Luca Caporaso, Monia Santini, Sergio Noce, Alberto de Sanctis, Lucio Caracciolo, Marta Antonelli
      Pages 35-61

    5. Nutrition, Health and Dietary Trends

      • John L. Sievenpiper, Gabriele Riccardi, Camillo Ricordi, Katarzyna Dembska
      Pages 63-82

    6. Eco-Agri-Food Ecology and Human Health

      • Nadia El-Hage Scialabba
      Pages 83-111

    7. Challenges of Youth Involvement in Sustainable Food Systems: Lessons Learned from the Case of Farmers’ Value Network Embeddedness in Ugandan Multi-stakeholder Platforms

      • Carlos L. Barzola, Domenico Dentoni, Francesca Allievi, Twan van der Slikke, Prossy Isubikalu, Judith Beatrice Auma Oduol et al.
      Pages 113-129

    8. Innovation for Sustainable Food Systems: Drivers and Challenges

      • Angelo Riccaboni, Alessio Cavicchi
      Pages 131-140

  3. Solution Oriented Approach

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 141-141
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    2. Sustainable and Healthy Diets for Achieving the SDGs: The Role of Consumers

      • Cecilia Rocha, Daniela Spagnuolo
      Pages 143-155

    3. Unlocking Global Investments for SDGs and Tackling Climate Change

      • Chiara Trabacchi, Barbara Buchner
      Pages 157-170

    4. The Age of Foodtech: Optimizing the Agri-Food Chain with Digital Technologies

      • Andrea Renda
      Pages 171-187

    5. Exploring the Migration-Food and Nutrition Security Nexus: How Aid Policies Can Maximize the Migration-Related Sustainable Development Opportunities

      • Roberto Sensi, Michele Pedrotti
      Pages 189-208

    6. The Role of Advocacy and Activism for Achieving the SDGs in Food, Health, and Social Justice

      • Danielle Nierenberg, Sarah Axe, Ellen Gustafson
      Pages 209-228

    7. The Role of Youth in Achieving the SDGs: Supporting Youth-Led Solutions for Sustainable Food Systems

      • Dario Piselli, Siamak Sam Loni, Kayla Colyard, Sienna Nordquist
      Pages 229-245

    8. Conclusions: The Way Forward in Achieving the SDGS—The Urgency of Transforming Our Agri-Food Systems

      • Stefano Zamagni
      Pages 247-262
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About this book

This publication offers a systemic analysis of sustainability in the food system, taking as its framework the Sustainable Development Goals of the 2030 Agenda of the United Nations. Targeted chapters from experts in the field cover main challenges in the food system and propose methods for achieving long term sustainability. Authors focus on how sustainability can be achieved along the whole food chain and in different contexts. Timely issues such as food security, climate change and migration and sustainable agriculture are discussed in depth. 


The volume is unique in its multidisciplinary and multi-stakeholder approach. Chapter authors come from a variety of backgrounds, and authors include academic professors, members of CSO and other international organizations, and policy makers. This plurality allows for a nuanced analysis of sustainability goals and practices from a variety of perspectives, making the book useful to a wide range of readers working in different areas related to sustainability and food production. 


The book is targeted towards the academic community and practitioners in the policy, international cooperation, nutrition, geography, and social sciences fields. Professors teaching in nutrition, food technology, food sociology, geography, global economics, food systems, agriculture and agronomy, and political science and international cooperation may find this to be a useful supplemental text in their courses.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department for Innovation on Biological, Agro-Food and Forest Systems, University of Tuscia, Viterbo, Italy, Division on Impacts on Agriculture, Forests and Ecosystem Services (IAFES), Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change (CMCC), Viterbo, Italy, RUDN University, Moscow, Head of Smart Urban Nature Laboratory, Moscow, Russia

    Riccardo Valentini

  • Faculty of Medicine, Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Canada

    John L. Sievenpiper

  • Barilla Center for Food and Nutrition, Parma, Italy, Foundation Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change, Lecce, Italy

    Marta Antonelli

  • Barilla Center for Food and Nutrition, Parma, Italy

    Katarzyna Dembska

About the editors

Prof. Riccardo Valentini: 

Division on Impacts on Agriculture, Forests and Ecosystem Services (IAFES), Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change (CMCC), Lecce, Italy;

University of Tuscia, Via San Camillo de Lellis, 01100 Viterbo, Italy. 

Dr. John Sievenpiper:

Faculty of Medicine, Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada.

Marta Antonelli:

Barilla Center for Food and Nutrition, Via Madre Teresa di Calcutta 3/a, 43121 Parma, Italy.

Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change (CMCC), Lecce, Italy.

Katarzyna Dembska:

Barilla Center for Food and Nutrition Foundation, Via Madre Teresa di Calcutta 3/a, 43121 Parma, Italy.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals Through Sustainable Food Systems

  • Editors: Riccardo Valentini, John L. Sievenpiper, Marta Antonelli, Katarzyna Dembska

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-23969-5

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-23968-8Published: 21 October 2019

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-23971-8Published: 21 October 2020

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-23969-5Published: 10 October 2019

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 262

  • Number of Illustrations: 23 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Agriculture, Sustainable Development, Food Science, Nutrition, Development and Sustainability

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