Strengthening Food Systems Resiliency
The North American and global food systems face increasing pressures, from climate disruptions to infrastructure gaps and fragmented policies, that require more coordinated, cross-sector action. Resilience efforts too often remain siloed, even though challenges like nutrition, food safety, public health, logistics, and regulation are deeply interconnected. Through multi-sector collaboration, this initiative aims to align priorities, pool expertise, and develop innovative strategies to enhance food systems resilience across North America.
The Food Supply, Distribution, and Availability Research Portfolio is dedicated to improving the resilience of food systems during periods of supply chain stress by examining both acute disruptions and systemic vulnerabilities, identifying cross-sector barriers and unintended consequences, and recommending actionable, evidence-informed strategies to improve the availability and safety of food during disruptions. This portfolio will also highlight success stories and effective interventions to inform and inspire future preparedness efforts.
Portfolio Goals and Impact
Vanguard Committee
Lee-Ann Jaykus, PhD (Chair)
North Carolina State University, USA
De Ann Davis, PhD
Western Growers Association, USA
Ray DeVirgiliis, MPH
Reckitt/Mead Johnson Nutrition
Mallory Koenings, PhD, RDN
USDA / NIFA, USA
Madeline Seeburger, MPH
Danone, USA
Portfolio Sponsors
Funding partners to be confirmed
Projects
COMING SOON
In the Media
ILSI's guest article was published by Food Industry Executive.
This article, titled "How Food Companies Can Fine-Tune Their Nutrition Labeling," focuses on the ILSI-led research efforts to better predict nutrient bioavailability. This, in turn, can help food producers and manufacturers label the nutrient content more precisely for each serving of their products, thereby helping to meet nutrient recommendations.
An interview featured in Nutraceutical Business Review mentions the ILSI-led research project looking at the prediction of calcium bioavailability to ensure individuals receive the adequate amount of calcium for optimal benefits.
In this article for Nutritional Outlook, Eric Ciappio of Balchem highlighted ILSI's collaborative research project, Predicting Calcium Adequacy. This project is part of ILSI's nutrition research portfolio to improve the accuracy of nutrient recommendations.