RTG 2654: Sustainable Food Systems
Symposium 2024
Please find all information about our First Sustainable Food Systems Symposium, organized by the first cohort of the Research Training Group, to exchange ideas and experiences, especially concerning interactions of food systems with the environment, with nutrition/health, and with the society. It took place in September 2024 with 170 guests from all over the world. More information...
Job opening
The application deadline for the third cohort with 15 Doctoral Researchers in Food Systems Economics to join our Research Training Group 2654 “Sustainable Food Systems” funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) will be announced early 2027, the starting date is 1 September 2027. For more details to become a team member, please check here.
Welcome to the Research Training Group (RTG) "Sustainable Food Systems"
The Research Training Group (RTG) “Sustainable Food Systems” has been established in September 2021. The RTG combines excellent interdisciplinary research and graduate training related to the sustainability of global and local food systems.
Food and agriculture are playing key roles for many of the global challenges such as poverty, undernutrition, overweight and obesity, climate change, and biodiversity loss. It is obvious that the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) cannot be achieved without major changes in food production and consumption. But what types of changes are useful at what level and how these changes can be implemented politically, economically, and socially are open questions that will be addressed by the new RTG, focusing on both rich and poor countries.
The RTG is a joint initiative by the University of Göttingen’s Faculties of Agricultural Sciences and Economic Sciences and is implemented together with various international partners, including the International Food Policy Institute (IFPRI) in Washington DC, and KU Leuven in Belgium. The RTG is funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG).