To operationalize the great food system transformation and ensure its sustainability, five areas of research and action require more attention: economic and structural costs; political economy; diversity of cultural norms; equity and social justice; and governance and decision support tools.
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C.B.’s contribution to this work was funded by the ‘Food systems for Healthier Diets’ flagship under the Agriculture for Health and Nutrition (A4NH) CGIAR Research Programme.
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Béné, C., Fanzo, J., Haddad, L. et al. Five priorities to operationalize the EAT–Lancet Commission report. Nat Food 1, 457–459 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s43016-020-0136-4
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