The Food Programme The Global Food System: Too Big to Fix?
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Aug 13, 2023 World leaders met in Rome to fix the food system. The podcast explores the UN Food Systems Summit and the urgent need for transformation to achieve Sustainable Development Goals. It emphasizes treating food as a human right and the emergence of a global coalition of farmers markets. The negative impacts of the global food system are discussed, along with solutions like true cost accounting and reshaping financial systems.
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Global Food System Broken
- The global food system is broken, causing hunger, obesity, and environmental damage.
- It generates vast inequalities and climate impacts, leading to urgent calls for transformation.
Complexity of Food Systems
- Food systems involve complex webs from farming to policy affecting nutrition and climate.
- The UN stresses a united approach to transform this intertwined system urgently.
Finland’s School Meals Success
- Finland’s universal free school meals originated in the 1940s post-war recovery.
- This investment significantly contributed to their education and social progress.