The International Panel of Experts on Sustainable Food Systems has issued a special report:
The report identifies four structural weaknesses that make foods systems vulnerable to price shocks
- Dependency on food imports
- Dependencies in production systems
- Opaque, dysfunctional, and speculation-prone grain markets
- Vicious cycles of conflict, climate change, poverty, and food insecurity
Doing something about these problems is a tall order.
The IPES-Food panel calls for urgent action to:
- support food importing countries (including through debt relief),
- curb excessive commodity speculation and enhance market transparency,
- reduce reliance on fertilizers and fossil energy in food production,
- build up regional grain reserves & food security response systems,
- and accelerate steps to diversify food production and restructure trade flows.
Here are:
- The special report
- The press release
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