TMG, a think tank for sustainability, published a series of 5 reports on food system transformation. It reviews current conditions and policy frameworks, the state of debate of food system transformation, blind spots in food debates, a map of agents and drivers in transformations and true cost accounting. 

A study by the FAO involving 156 countries finds that hidden costs within global food systems amount to approximately $12 trillion annually. Of this figure, around 70 percent ($8.1 trillion) arise from unhealthy dietary patterns and are linked to non-communicable diseases. 

Author Michael Carolan argues that cheap food is in fact exceedingly expensive. He asks whether we can afford cheap food by exploring what exactly cheap food affords us. He explores the breadth and depth of externalities produced by the global food system and argues for a more contextual view of food when debating its affordability.

This book offers an introduction to food studies, a multidisciplinary field concerned with animal welfare, the impact of climate change on food production, the nutrition of various food items, and fair, equitable and just working conditions for food labourers and workers. The book is a collection of essays from faculty members and graduates of the NYU Food Studies program

This report on the global food crisis, aimed at humanitarian and development stakeholders and policymakers, provides detailed and interactive data related to global food insecurity and food-crisis across 59 countries or territories. 

This review explores the potential of combining two significant conceptual frameworks, the food systems approach (FSA) and the One Health approach (OHA), in aiding the management of zoonotic diseases such as COVID-19. Both FSA and OHA take holistic approaches to complex problems, but the authors note they also have blind spots. The researchers seek evidence as to whether the combination of these two approaches could better manage zoonotic disease outbreaks in the future. They conclude noting that the integration of One Health and food system approaches may help overcome challenges of operationalizing One Health and lack of inclusion of health issues and zoonotic diseases in food systems. 

BBC news has reported on recent investigations which link three major meat packing companies JBS, Minerva and Marfrig to illegal deforestation in the Cerrado of Brazil; a critical ecosystem which hosts 5% of the world’s species. The meat packing companies have denied the claims of the investigation, citing outdated data sources. Global Witness has highlighted the need for better and more transparent data in Brazil to facilitate greater accountability around deforestation.