Food Security

Food security exists "when all people, at all times, have physical and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food that meets their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life" - World Food Summit 1996.

The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2023

UN Sustainable Development Goals - SDG 2 Zero Hunger

Examples of innovative approches to tackle food insecurity
  • Belo Horizonte, Brazil: link 1, link 2, link 3, link 4
  • Rosario, Argentina: link 1, link 2, link 3, link 4, link 5
  • Cuba: link 1, link 2, link 3, link 4, link 5, link 6
  • Colombo, Sri Lanka: link 1, link 2, link 3, link 4, link 5
  • Quito, Ecuador: link 1, link 2, link 3, link 4, link 5
  • Connecting Food Systems and Urban Systems: The Role of Metropolitan Areas

    Food charity is not the solution to food insecurity

    Food insecurity: A problem of inadequate income, not solved by food
    Expanding food banks is no substitute for tackling poverty, charities warn,   Letter to The Observer - Guaranteeing food for all
    Relationship Between Food Banks and Food Insecurity in Canada
    Has a Broken System Turned Food Banks Into the New Social Safety Net?

    General resources

    An Introduction to the Basic Concepts of Food Security
    Global Food Security Index
    United Nations Human Rights - The Right to Adequate Food
    United Nations - Interim report of the Special Rapporteur on the right to food
    UN hunger expert: US must recognize 'right to food' to fix broken system
    UN World Food Programme (WFP)
    Understanding global food security and nutrition