In April 2022, I was fortunate enough to join the newly formed EcoFood Systems team in NUIG. As I began working on some tasks which were related to the working goals of the project, I found myself deeply enthralled by the areas of city region food systems, food system mapping, the nutritional outcomes of food systems and food systems within the Global South.
Food Mapping-What Is It?
Hunger and malnutrition – are both felt and feared by many globally. With the recent mumbles of rising energy, food and essential commodity prices, ensuring that food systems can deliver the right produce, to the right people, at the right time, in a manner that promotes healthy people, and a healthy planet is critical.