In recent years, rising obesity rates, a crushing disease burden, and the
direct impact of what we eat on our health has moved food to the forefront of
health discourse. Food nourishes and sustains us, but it also impacts our
health, environment, and politics in critical ways. We are pleased to announce
the public release of IFTF's 2007 map of The Future of Foodscapes,
which explores the major trends shaping the future of food.
We use the term "Foodscapes" to talk about the layers of global flows of
people, technologies, ideas, money, and ethics that will play a role in shaping
the future of food. The map is organized into four zones of change, which act as
compass points forming the overall shape of the future of foodscapes.
What is the Future of Food?