As the 21st century unfolds, the world’s food systems stand at a critical juncture. What we eat, how it’s grown, and how it reaches our plates have implications beyond personal health— they shape livelihoods, ecosystems, and the planet’s future. To make sense of this complexity, 25 authors co-created five radical visions for the future of Food Systems in this Policy Brief. The basis of their chapters was a workshop that was implemented in March 2025 on the same topic as this Policy Brief. The event and subsequent publication of results are part of foraus’ Global Labs series, which aims to connect students from Geneva and beyond with the International Geneva ecosystem, to foster innovative policy ideas. Through an exchange with professionals and by co-writing a policy brief, each Global Lab strives to strengthen students’ set of hard skills (e.g. policy writing), soft skills (e.g. public speaking), and personal networks, while providing key multilateral fora with youth’s inputs.

Authors: Nazanin Asbaghipour, Ebrima Barrow, Ruth Bandomah, Ana Chamon, Triana Gil, Mariana Hervigo, Giulia Azzarello, Jean-Pierre Desarzens, Suban Biixi, Romberg Gondim, Mitsuki Ishii, Rebecca Kübler, Margaux Serratore, Kuei-Jr Liao, Antonia Massocco, Anna-Kristiina Pae, Pilar Alejandra Paradiso, Angelina Pavlenko, Andrea Peroziello, Ankita Sharma, Yuhui Song, Shilpa Ann Thomas, Yating Wang, Carolyn Wu