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Food security mustn't be overlooked amid battle against Covid-19

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OPINION: As the impacts of Covid_19 take their toll on human health and well-being across world, the imperative of producing and ensuring access to healthy food for each and every one of us must not be overlooked. By: Qu Dongyu

According to the latest Food and Agriculture Organisation of the UN report on The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World, last year close to 690 million - or nearly one in 10 people in the world - were hungry. The pandemic could push an additional 130 million people worldwide into chronic hunger by the end of this year.

About 4.5billion people depend on food systems for their jobs and livelihoods, working to produce, collect, store, process, transport and distribute food to consumers, as well as to feed themselves and their families.Together we can - and must - limit Covid-19’s damaging effects on food security and nutrition.

Second, we must increase the synergy of our collective actions. Pooling all available data, efforts and resources for synergistic action will be paramount. Third, we must accelerate innovation. New investment strategies, digital technology and infrastructure innovation are essential to obtaining better data, increasing efficiency in food production and providing market access.

 

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