Overview
In early 2020, ISDC embarked on developing reflections and recommendations that used commissioned foresight reviews, a trade-off analysis report, and ISDC consensus building. The goal of the project was to provide ISDC members with an evidence base that would allow them to build advice and identify key challenges to consider in developing the CGIAR 2030 Research Strategy.
As a first step, ISDC commissioned two expert reviews that synthesized a broad sample of existing foresight literature on the five One CGIAR impact areas of 1) nutrition and food security, 2) poverty reduction, livelihoods, and jobs, 3) gender equality, youth, and social inclusion, 4) climate adaptation and greenhouse gas reduction, and 5) environmental health and biodiversity. The foresight reviews were the initial phase in a stepwise approach to providing a grounding for ISDC consensus building, followed by a trade-off analysis report. This work concluded in June 2020 and was presented to CGIAR leadership.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Publications
Learn about the project through our publications including what are foresight agri-food research gaps, relevant trade-off cases studies, current trade-off data and modeling tools from farm to global scales, drivers of future agri-food systems, future technology, and most relevant, the ISDC reflections and recommendations stemming from this work.
- Foresight and Trade-off Implications for One CGIAR
- Trade-offs: The Value of Understanding the Consequences of Choice
- Food and Agriculture Systems Foresight Study: Implications for Gender, Poverty, and Nutrition
- Food and Agriculture Systems Foresight Study: Implications for Climate Change and the Environment
- Trade-off Analysis of Agrifood Systems for One CGIAR
Webinar: June 2020
- Download the PowerPoint
- Download the meeting summary
- Read the blog
- FAQ: Foresight and Trade-off Implications for One CGIAR
- Watch the video by clicking above (75 mins)
For more information:
Contact Amy Beaudreault, Senior Manager, ISDC