Guidelines

Based on a transdisciplinary and problem-oriented approach, our guidelines support practitioners and facilitators assess and build resilience to shocks in food systems. They outline concrete steps and provide methodological options for assessing food system resilience and designing interventions aimed at improving it. These guidelines are applicable in all contexts regardless of the geographic location and commodities selected. Emphasis is, however, given to contexts where data availability is limited and data collection requires qualitative and participatory approaches.

These guidelines are structured into 4 stages and 10 steps, as shown above. These stages consist of:

1. Problem identification and framing
2. Definition of the system
3. Resilience assessment
4. Interventions for building resilience

The current version is a ‘document in progress’ and will be continuously updated and improved based on new findings from ongoing studies. We also welcome suggestions for improvement based on experiences in employing the guidelines.