Civil society perspectives on Food Systems and Nutrition
Series of 3 videos
As large swathes of the population in all regions of the world plunge even further into a state of food insecurity, the most marginalized and vulnerable living on the fringes of society are hit the hardest. The pandemic has exposed the results of decades of failed policies that cut people’s social and labor rights, leaving them at the mercy of food banks and other charities. But COVID-19 is also a symptom of a broader problem: the ailing industrial food system destroys the environment and creates the conditions for the propagation of zoonoses, whilst producing ultra-processed foods that put people’s health at higher risk of non-communicable diseases such as obesity and diabetes, which in turn make them more vulnerable to the SARS-CoV-2 virus. It is within this context that the UN Committee on World Food Security (CFS) is discussing how to transform food systems towards more sustainability, equity and justice. But what must be at the core of this transformation? Civil society speaks up!
This video is the first of the series “Civil society perspectives on Food Systems and Nutrition”.