Committee on World Food Security

The Committee on World Food Security (CFS), was established in 1974 and reformed in 2009 as the foremost inclusive international and intergovernmental platform in the field of food security and nutrition, integrating representatives from governments, UN agencies, civil society, indigenous people, financial and research institutions, philanthropic foundations, and the private sector.

Using a multi-stakeholder and inclusive approach, CFS develops and endorses policy recommendations and guidance on a wide range of food security and nutrition topics. These are developed starting from scientific and evidence-based reports produced by the High Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition (HLPE-FSN) and/or through work supported technically by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), World Food Programme (WFP) and representatives of the CFS Advisory Group.