LONDON, March 17, 2026 — As global food systems face the challenge of feeding ten billion people by 2050, new data from Economist Impact’s inaugural Resilient Food Systems Index (RFSI) offers a clear roadmap to build stronger, more shock-resistant systems.
The Index ranks 60 countries across four pillars, finding a striking 42-point gap between Portugal and the Congo (Dem. Rep.), the most and least resilient food systems. While no country is fully resilient, nearly half of countries fall into the “middle zone” with average scores of 56 to 71 on a 100-point scale, signaling significant potential to strengthen system-wide resilience.
