Opinion: We must build food system resilience before the next crisis

In February 2022, news of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine dominated headlines around the world. Policymakers everywhere worried about the potential ripple effects of the invasion on the economic recovery from COVID-19, as well as on political stability — and food and nutrition security. These worries p...

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Autores principales: Kosec, Katrina, Swinnen, Johan
Formato: Opinion Piece
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/140142
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description In February 2022, news of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine dominated headlines around the world. Policymakers everywhere worried about the potential ripple effects of the invasion on the economic recovery from COVID-19, as well as on political stability — and food and nutrition security. These worries proved to be well-founded: International food prices spiked by nearly a third and fertilizer prices tripled. The conflict erupted at a time of already high uncertainty for food systems. Well before missiles were aimed at Kyiv, many countries, particularly in Africa and the Middle East, were already contending with food crises and high prices. Farmers in South America and Malaysia were struggling with poor harvests, COVID-19 was scrambling supply chain logistics, and consumers, especially in China, were emerging from lockdowns and driving up demand. Gender equality also faced a global decline.
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spelling CGSpace1401422025-06-11T08:48:54Z Opinion: We must build food system resilience before the next crisis Kosec, Katrina Swinnen, Johan poverty prices resilience food systems In February 2022, news of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine dominated headlines around the world. Policymakers everywhere worried about the potential ripple effects of the invasion on the economic recovery from COVID-19, as well as on political stability — and food and nutrition security. These worries proved to be well-founded: International food prices spiked by nearly a third and fertilizer prices tripled. The conflict erupted at a time of already high uncertainty for food systems. Well before missiles were aimed at Kyiv, many countries, particularly in Africa and the Middle East, were already contending with food crises and high prices. Farmers in South America and Malaysia were struggling with poor harvests, COVID-19 was scrambling supply chain logistics, and consumers, especially in China, were emerging from lockdowns and driving up demand. Gender equality also faced a global decline. 2023-04-13 2024-03-14T12:08:58Z 2024-03-14T12:08:58Z Opinion Piece https://hdl.handle.net/10568/140142 en https://doi.org/10.2499/9780896294417 Open Access Kosec, Katrina; and Swinnen, Johan. 2023. Opinion: We must build food system resilience before the next crisis. Devex. First published online on April 13, 2023. https://www.devex.com/news/opinion-we-must-build-food-system-resilience-before-the-next-crisis-105327
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Opinion: We must build food system resilience before the next crisis
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