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Strategic Foresight, Agrifood Policy & Food Systems Transformation Training Course

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About This Course

The Strategic Foresight, Agrifood Policy & Food Systems Transformation Training Course is a premium, competency-based programme designed to equip policymakers, government officials, development practitioners, researchers, agribusiness leaders, international organizations, and food systems professionals with advanced knowledge and practical skills to anticipate future challenges, develop evidence-informed policies, and lead sustainable agrifood systems transformation. The programme integrates strategic foresight, systems thinking, agrifood policy analysis, governance, scenario planning, food security, nutrition, climate resilience, sustainable development, digital transformation, innovation, and institutional reform. Through executive masterclasses, policy laboratories, futures scenarios, systems mapping, and strategic planning exercises, participants develop forward-looking policies and transformation strategies that strengthen resilient food systems, improve governance, accelerate sustainable agricultural development, and enhance national, regional, and global food system resilience.

What You’ll Learn

  • Design future-oriented agrifood policies and transformation strategies using strategic foresight, systems thinking, and evidence-based policy analysis.
  • Apply scenario planning, horizon scanning, and emerging trend analysis to anticipate future risks, opportunities, and disruptions affecting agrifood systems.
  • Strengthen agrifood governance, institutional capacity, and policy coherence to improve food security, nutrition, sustainability, and economic resilience.
  • Integrate climate resilience, digital transformation, innovation, and sustainable development principles into national and organizational food systems strategies.
  • Lead multi-stakeholder food systems transformation initiatives that enhance resilience, competitiveness, environmental sustainability, and inclusive economic growth.

Who Should Attend

  • Government officials, policymakers, planners, and regulatory authorities responsible for agriculture, food systems, climate change, trade, nutrition, and sustainable development.
  • Development practitioners, programme managers, technical advisors, and professionals from UN agencies, development partners, NGOs, and international organizations supporting food systems transformation.
  • Researchers, academics, policy analysts, consultants, and think tanks working in agrifood systems, economics, governance, public policy, and sustainable development.
  • Agribusiness executives, producer organizations, financial institutions, and private sector leaders shaping resilient, competitive, and sustainable agrifood systems.
  • Innovation leaders, youth professionals, civil society organizations, and regional institutions driving systems innovation, policy reform, and long-term food systems resilience.

Prerequisites

  • The programme is suitable for professionals working in government, international organizations, research institutions, agribusiness, NGOs, academia, and policy development.
  • Participants should have a basic understanding of agriculture, food systems, economics, public policy, governance, development studies, or related disciplines.

Key Benefits

  • Develop advanced expertise in strategic foresight, agrifood policy, and food systems transformation using internationally recognized policy, governance, and systems frameworks.
  • Strengthen competence in policy analysis, scenario planning, governance, institutional reform, and systems leadership to improve long-term decision-making.
  • Enhance resilience through integrated approaches to food security, nutrition, climate adaptation, biodiversity, and sustainable resource management.
  • Leverage artificial intelligence, systems modelling, digital analytics, and evidence-based decision-support tools to strengthen strategic planning and policy implementation.
  • Build future-ready institutions and transformation strategies that improve governance, resilience, innovation, and sustainable agrifood development.

Delivery Technique

  • Executive masterclasses delivered by experts in agrifood policy, governance, strategic foresight, economics, and sustainable development.
  • Interactive policy laboratories using systems thinking, scenario planning, and policy simulation exercises.
  • Case studies covering national food systems strategies, agrifood policy reforms, climate adaptation, and global best practices.
  • Multi-stakeholder dialogue simulations, strategic planning workshops, and governance assessments.
  • Executive capstone project focused on developing a national or organizational agrifood transformation strategy.