Global food systems are highly inequitable.
Marginalised groups are denied access to affordable, nutritious food, because of who they are. Millions of people working in food are forced to work long hours for low wages with few labour rights.
Our new report highlights the nature of inequities in food and examines how power imbalances drive these injustices. We urgently need to tackle the systemic flaws in how food is produced, processed, distributed and consumed, and make food systems more equitable.
Read the news story: Corporate and government control of food systems harming most vulnerable
Our new report shows how food systems around the world are highly unjust, reveals the drivers of food inequity, and outlines a pathways approach to moving towards a more socially just food system.
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What can we do about food inequities?
Building on our report findings, read further analysis on how we can tackle injustices:
Why is hunger becoming the norm?
In unequal middle- and high-income countries, hunger persists and in some places is on the rise.
Our research finds that this normalisation of hunger is not due to a lack of money or food production but a lack of political will.
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Brazil | South Africa | UK
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The Food Equity Centre, a partnership of research institutes from around the world, is addressing the urgent need for research and action towards more equitable food systems.
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