Some of us live to eat, and most of us eat to live, but there are still two billion people who suffer from some form of hunger or malnutrition. Why do hunger and malnutrition persist even when the world produces enough calories for everyone? Why is the food system a victim to and a villain of climate change, accounting for 26% of greenhouse gas emissions? Among the many reasons for this, one key reason is the myopic goal of yield that our food system has chased for the past half-century.
In this blog, IDS student Karan Shinghal ( MSc Climate Change, Development & Policy class of 24-25) explores the metrics needed to transform our food systems.
This is one of a series of blogs supported by the IDS Alumni Office and written by current IDS students and PhD researchers from the current academic year. Click below to read the full blog.
