The COVID-19 pandemic has left the world reeling, with economies hard hit and inequalities in access to food and healthcare laid bare. Add to that global climate change, population growth and increased pressure on limited natural resources, and we have a situation where sustainably producing a nutritious diversity of food for everyone is a massive challenge.
In order to meet this challenge, we need to make sure that investments in global food systems are adequate, targeted and money well spent. We cannot afford ‘business as usual’: current technology, policies, institutions and financial instruments are just not up to the job. Investment needs to drive innovation to create new, workable and sustainable ways of producing food.
To make this happen, a global partnership of experts is making a case for more and better investment in ‘sustainable agricultural intensification’ to increase the availability of affordable, safe and nutritious food, while maintaining a healthy natural environment, and reducing poverty and inequality.
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