Worldwide hunger on the rise
We have now reached a point in global economic development where hunger and malnutrition can no longer be solved by producing more food. Of course, for some regions and countries, an increase in food production is necessary. But if we look at the situation from a distance, the world is producing enough food. The greater problem now is the distribution of food, and the way in which it is produced and processed. These are some of the takehome messages from the Global Food Security Index (GFSI) 2021, developed by The Economist Intelligence Unit and supported by Corteva Agriscience, which was launched in South Africa recently during an event in Pretoria. The GFSI has tracked the drivers of food insecurity worldwide for the past decade. This year, it shows that seven years…