Hunger is rising and acute food insecurity is rising even faster — and women are disproportionately affected. Between 2019 and 2021, the gender gap in food insecurity has more than doubled.
Fixing these problems is an urgent international challenge, one that must be placed high on the agenda for ministers and policymakers gathering at the meetings of Group of Seven and the larger Group of 20 major economies, International Montetary Fund, and World Bank right now.
Increasing poverty driven by the COVID-19 pandemic, high food prices, the war in Ukraine, the accumulating impact of the climate crisis, conflicts, and economic slowdowns are all powerfully negative forces on the accessibility and availability of food for all.
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About the author
Máximo Torero Cullen
Máximo Torero Cullen is the chief economist of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Prior to joining FAO, he had been executive director at the World Bank Group since November 2016 and, before the bank, Torero led the Markets, Trade, and Institutions Division at the IFPRI.
