Introduction to Foresight for Food Systems Change 2025 - 26
Learn how foresight and scenario analysis can support national food system transformation pathways. This course will provide an overview of foresight approaches and food systems analysis.
Course curriculum
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Opening and Overview
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The Foundations of Foresight for Food Systems Change
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An Overview of Food Systems Analysis
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Putting Foresight into Practice: Scoping
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Putting Foresight into Practice: Mapping the Food System
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Putting Foresight in Practice: Exploring the Future of Food Systems
About this course
- An introductory course on foresight for food systems change
Course Outlook
The course aims to introduce practitioners to foresight for systems changes so they can apply it in their work at local and international levels.
This course consists of 7 modules complemented by 5 live, interactive online sessions led by leading experts from the University of Oxford and Wageningen University and Research to provide a space to dive deeper into the content, discuss real-world applications, and engage with your peers.
To help you prepare, each module will be accessible a week before the corresponding webinar session. You will be able to access the Zoom links to these online sessions as scheduled webinars at the end of modules. See the overview of modules and corresponding live sessions below.
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Course Module |
Release Date |
Webinar/ Live Session |
Facilitators |
| 1. Introduction |
Nov 12, 2025 |
Introduction & Foundations of Foresight Nov 19, 2025 12 – 1.30 PM CET |
Jim Woodhill Lead, Foresight4Food Initiative; Senior Consultant, University of Oxford |
| 2. Building Blocks of Food System Change | |||
| 3. Understanding Food Systems |
Nov 26, 2025 | Understanding Food Systems Dec 3, 2025 12 – 1.30 PM CET |
John Ingram Associate Professor & Senior Research Fellow, University of Oxford |
| 4. Scoping the Process |
Dec 10, 2025 | Scoping Processes & Mapping Systems Dec 17, 2025 12 – 1.30 PM CET |
Just Dengerink Food Systems Advisor, Wageningen University and Research |
| 5. Mapping the Food System | |||
| 6. Exploring Future Scenarios |
Jan 7, 2026 | Exploring Future Scenarios Jan 14, 2026 12 – 1.30 PM CET |
Monika Zurek Food Systems Transformation Group Leader, University of Oxford |
| 7. Mobilizing for Change |
Jan 21, 2026 | Mobilizing for Systems Change Jan 28, 2026 12 – 1.30 PM CET |
Jim Woodhill |
Course Partners
This course has been developed by Foresight4Food based on experience with partners and members of the Foresight4Food network across Africa, Asia and Europe. It draws on an Africa-focused version of the course developed in collaboration with the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) as part of the African Foresight Academy. The course integrates research and training on food systems and foresight being done by the Food System Group in the Environmental Change Institute at the University of Oxford and Wageningen University and Research. Funding from the Mastercard Foundation, IFAD and Commonwealth of Learning has contributed to the production of the course.
