With over a quarter of a billion people facing high levels of acute food insecurity, and a rise of 150 million more people facing hunger since before the COVID-19 pandemic, the world’s food systems are in dire need of attention.
But amid a challenging backdrop of climate change and global conflicts, how can government, nonprofit, and private sector organizations pull together to achieve the reform the agri-food sector needs — and where should the financing come from?
Devex asked this question to a series of experts at the UN Food Systems Summit +2 Stocktaking Moment in Rome in July. A common thread in their responses was the need for businesses to get involved, and for governments to create incentives.
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Helen Lock
Helen Lock is a former associate editor at Devex, responsible for commissioning, editing, and producing content on the partnerships editorial team. She has seven years of experience in journalism as a multimedia content producer for an international advocacy organization and as a reporter and section editor for U.K. national newspapers. As a freelance journalist, she covered cities, tech for good, global development, and education. She holds a bachelor’s degree in History from the University of Manchester and a master’s in Journalism from Goldsmiths, University of London.
