G20: Food security is vital for peace, stability and human dignity, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) says
Food security is about peace, stability and human dignity.
according to Latest United Nations figures733 million people worldwide face chronic hunger, 2.3 billion food uneasiness, and 2.8 billion people do not have access to a healthy diet.
The conflict remains one of the biggest threats from Sahel and Haiti to Ukraine and Gaza. Meanwhile, the ongoing neglect of agricultural systems in areas vulnerable to instability accelerates economic collapse and increases conflict.
For example, in Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mali, Niger, Nigeria and Sudan, for example, the degradation of the agricultural system (intensified by policy failure) has increased tensions between farmers and herders for limited resources.
In addition to conflict and policy failures, the intensity and frequency of extreme climate events add to challenges. Rising temperatures and extreme weather have undermined food production, increased farmers’ risks, affected disease patterns and accelerated immigration, all undermined efforts to end hunger by 2030.
“These challenges threaten our ability to ensure stable agricultural development systems and risk deepening global inequality,” Qu said.
The Director-General said that addressing this inequality is crucial because many of the weaknesses in our agricultural institutional system are caused by the lack of access to innovation, technology, natural resources and healthy diets.
Against this backdrop of risks and uncertainties, international trade plays a crucial role in global food security by ensuring effective movement of food from surplus to deficit regions.
that’s why Agricultural Market Information System Qu said a G20 Initiative (AMIS) hosted by FAO since 2011 has played a key role in improving market transparency and policy coordination.
The farm system maintains natural resources, livelihoods and economic development, employs more than 1.2 billion people and supports more than 3.8 billion worldwide.
It is crucial that “food security is related not only to policy, but also to peace, stability and human dignity.” That’s why “we must now take action to ensure political commitment and the necessary investment in providing nutritious and healthy food for all.” .”
Distributed by Apo Group on behalf of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
