. • The lab consists of four units, each with a specific focus: o Grassroots and Community Unit: Led by Dr Niamh Moore and Dr Beth Cloughton, this unit works on grassroots and community food, drawing on best practices and addressing systemic challenges within the community food sector. o Systems Thinking Unit: Led by Professor Mary Brennan, Professor Simon Pringle and Dr Ndungu Nyokabi, this unit aims to understand Scotland's broader food system, identifying barriers and enablers in the policy landscape and building capacity for systems thinking. o Policy Unit: Led by Dr Isabel Fletcher and Dr Claire Perry, this unit focuses on understanding how the Good Food Nation plans are developed at both national and local levels, exploring horizontal and vertical policy approaches. o Analytical Unit: This unit supports the development of plans by mapping indicators onto each outcome of the national plan, using publicly available data sets and developing innovative indicators. • TR encouraged relevant authorities to engage with the lab and contribute to the ongoing process.