This book offers an in-depth exploration of the transformative changes necessary to adapt global food systems to the unparalleled challenges posed by climate change. Across 17 chapters, it moves from agroecology with smallholder cooperatives in Angola, to soil carbon sequestration through cover cropping, then to circular economy approaches such as food waste valorization and WASH infrastructure for rural development. A regional synthesis examines climate impacts on productivity, distribution, and consumption in Sub-Saharan Africa, followed by chapters on food system governance and gender and youth farmers’ coping strategies. Later sections explore food waste reintegration in South Africa and the opportunities and risks of big data and artificial intelligence in agri-tech. The book also draws lessons from Colombia through community-supported agriculture networks and experiential learning.By integrating methodological innovation with real‑world insights, the book serves as a vital resource for researchers and decision‑makers committed to advancing sustainable and inclusive food system governance.

Jabulani Garwi is an academic researcher, diplomat, and development practitioner specialising in sustainable development, climate change, sustainable agriculture, and African development studies. Affiliated with UNISA, he has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals indexed in leading databases such as Scopus, contributing to sustainable development scholarship in Africa.

Carlos Cadena-Gaitan is a scholar and practitioner working at the intersection of public policy and development. He is affiliated with EAFIT University and co-edits Rethinking Food Systems in a Warming World, convening interdisciplinary perspectives on resilient and regenerative food systems. Carlos is the Regional Studies Association (RSA) Ambassador to Colombia and a Matsumae International Foundation Fellow (Japan)

Reason Masengu is an Assistant Professor specialising in marketing. He has over seven years of higher education experience and holds a PhD in Business Management, linking market strategy to innovation and sectoral transformation.