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Policy briefs

Cover of Issue Brief 1: Whole-of-Food System Governance, University of Sydney

Patay, D., Thow, A.M., et al. (2026). Whole-of-food system governance. Issue Brief 1. Sydney: University of Sydney, Sydney School of Public Health.

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Cover of the policy brief: A Global Mapping of Multisectoral Food System Governance Institutions

Patay, D., Thow, A.M., et al. (2026). A global mapping of multisectoral food system governance institutions. Policy Brief. Sydney: University of Sydney, Sydney School of Public Health.

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Cover of Issue Brief 2: The Food System Governance Strengthening Framework

Patay, D., Thow, A.M., et al. (2026). The Food System Governance Strengthening Framework. Issue Brief 2. Sydney: University of Sydney, Sydney School of Public Health.

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Cover of the Food System Governance Strengthening Framework Thinking Tool brief

Patay, D., Thow, A.M., et al. (2026). The Food System Governance Strengthening Framework Thinking Tool. Sydney: University of Sydney, Sydney School of Public Health.

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Cover of the Food System Governance Strengthening Framework Assessment Tools brief

Patay, D., Thow, A.M., et al. (2026). The Food System Governance Strengthening Framework Assessment Tools. Sydney: University of Sydney, Sydney School of Public Health.

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Peer-reviewed research articles

First page of the Nature Food article, Whole-of-food system governance for transformative change

Patay, D., Reeve, E., Thow, A.M., Baker, P., Farrell, P. (2025). Whole-of-food system governance for transformative change. Nature Food 6, 636–640.

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Cover of the Sustainable Development article on a global mapping and typology of food system governance institutions

Patay, D., Rippin, H., Ares, G., Reeve, E., Venegas Hargous, C., Farrell, P., Reeve, B., Vivero-Pol, J.-L., Thow, A.M. (2026). From Ministries of Food to National Food System Committees: A Global Mapping and Typology of Multisectoral Food System Governance Institutions. Sustainable Development 34(1), 1378–1398.

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