Our food security is on shaky ground. The G7 must put that right

 

The G7 leaders meeting in Germany this weekend must start to put the world food system on a more resilient footing, writes Olivier De Schutter.

Olivier De Schutter is co-chair of IPES-Food, the International Panel of Experts on Sustainable Food Systems, and UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights.

The food crisis, sparked by the war on Ukraine, is making daily headlines. With around 20 million tonnes of grain stuck inside Ukraine, unrest erupting in countries from Indonesia to Iran, and hunger now predicted to affect 867 million people this year, the G7 meeting this weekend is under pressure to find a solution. Our leaders must get to work to relieve hunger urgently and build a more resilient food system for the long term. (...)