Achieving Food Security: Policy & Action for Resilient Food Systems
February 15, 2023
The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2022 published by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations this week indicates that the world hunger rose further in 2021 which has resulted in exacerbations in existing social and economic inequalities caused by unequal pattern of economic recovery, and other factors based on country contexts. Further, the Report provides that in 2021, between 702 and 828 million people were impacted by food insecurity. The number has risen approximately by 150 million since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, and it is projected that close to 670 million people will still be victims of food insecurity in 2030. This highlights the need to focus on food and nutritional security at local, national and global levels through processes that are inclusive, innovative, and with the ability to have transformative changes in food systems and scaling up resilience for all.
