Summary
The world is emerging from the pandemic but food insecurity hasn’t ended there – exacerbated by the war in Ukraine. A global fight is now on against food inflation, with one in ten people facing hunger in 2021 worldwide, even in the world’s richest nations. Countries are taking action, from controlling food prices to launching food diplomacy. Where governments aren’t doing enough, individuals are stepping up. But is all this enough or is it a losing battle?
CNA Correspondent investigates rising food costs in Thailand, Indonesia, Japan, the US and the UK and finds food poverty lurking in unlikely places.