IPES-Food

Guiding action for
sustainable food systems

IPES-Food, the International Panel of Experts on Sustainable Food Systems, is a global thinktank and expert group guiding action for sustainable food systems around the world.

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Starvation As Genocide

IPES-Food statement on Gaza. Mass starvation is deliberately being used by Israel as a tool of genocide against the Palestinian people.

Led by global experts

Our 25-member expert panel brings together environmental scientists, economists, nutritionists, agronomists, sociologists, farmers, indigenous peoples representatives, as well as experienced practitioners from civil society and social movements, originating from 5 continents.

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Our Reports

Our widely-read reports synthesize the data, organize the evidence, and produce clear narratives to reveal what is wrong with food systems and how to fix them.

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Report

Fuel To Fork

The industrial food system uses 40% of petrochemicals and 15% of fossil fuels – yet is missing from climate talks. This report exposes false solutions, and lays out real paths to fossil fuel-free food and farming.

Agroecology

Climate & Biodiversity

Jun 2025

Report

Food From Somewhere

With progress on global hunger in reverse, a shift to local markets and food chains can help boost food security and resilience, provide nutritious food for poorer populations, and strengthen livelihoods and communiti...

Global land prices have doubled in 15 years, squeezing farmers. Carbon schemes & finance are spurring land grabs. This report unpacks soaring land inequality & transformative actions for equitable land access.

Climate & Biodiversity

Local governments are driving action on climate change through food. National governments must stop neglecting food systems in their climate pledges and learn from these pioneering cities and regions.

Climate & Biodiversity

Who’s Tipping the Scales?

Who decides what you eat? Corporate control over our food has become the norm. We expose the growing influence of corporations on the governance of food systems, and how to counter it.

Breaking the Cycle of Unsustainable Food Systems, Hunger, and Debt

A spiralling debt crisis in the Global South is being driven by today’s unsustainable and inequitable food systems. Debt relief is crucial to prevent worsening hunger and transform food systems.

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Governance & Policy

Oct 2025

Opinion

The global food system is broken and fixing it will take more than good intentions

The global food system is broken, and the FAO is no longer fit for purpose. Why the FAO must face hard truths – and change course.

Climate & Biodiversity

09/10/2025

Event

Rising Up Together

09/10/2025 13:00 UTC Zoom

A webinar on uniting climate movements with farmer and peasant struggles at COP30.

In the crossfire of Trump's trade wars, food systems need a new plan

Trade wars are driving up food prices and threatening global food security. Jennifer Clapp calls for a new plan: cooperative self-reliance.

Climate & Biodiversity

No beef here. Brazil beat hunger the right way

Brazil is off the UN Hunger Map, an achievement marked not by markets or multinationals, but a return to policies that put people and farmers first – by Raj Patel

The case for publicly owned grocery stores

With grocery prices soaring and corporate consolidation deepening food inequality, publicly owned supermarkets offer a proven, practical solution – by Raj Patel & Errol Schweizer

Food Security

Aug 2025

News

Starvation as genocide

Our statement on Gaza. Mass starvation is deliberately being used by Israel as a tool of genocide against the Palestinian people.

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IPES-Food
in a nutshell

Rooted in science, and grounded in the realities of those on the front lines of hunger and climate crises, IPES-Food has since 2015 been a leading voice advancing policy solutions and bringing together alliances to address the most pressing questions for food and farming.

Whether it be hunger and ill health, climate and biodiversity crises, deteriorating livelihoods, or slave labour – we know that food systems today need deep transformation.