Editorial Foresight of food systems. Desirable future or exercise under influences ?

Foresight considers possible futures. For food systems 2 scenarios, displaying a now-common objective of carbon neutrality, are the subject of controversy. One, advocates chemical and biotechnological intensification, the other ecological intensification. To overcome the conflicting influences introducing knowledge and political recommendation biases, a structural, spatial and temporal contextualization is necessary. The 5th current food transition should favor the socio-ecological scenario