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The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2022

Repurposing food and agricultural policies to make healthy diets more affordable

Year of publication 2022

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 260 p.

Author ​FAO; IFAD; UNICEF; WFP; WHO;

Publisher FAO ; IFAD ; UNICEF ; WFP ; WHO ;

Product type Book (series)

ISBN 978-92-5-136499-4

Series title The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI)

Series number 2022

Synopsis (short abstract) This year’s report should dispel any lingering doubts that the world is moving backwards in its efforts to end hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition in all its forms. We are now only eight years away from 2030, but the distance to reach many of the SDG 2 targets is growing wider each year. There are indeed efforts to make progress towards SDG 2, yet they are proving insufficient in the face of a more challenging and uncertain context. The intensification of the major drivers behind recent food insecurity and malnutrition trends (i.e. conflict, climate extremes and economic shocks) combined with the high cost of nutritious foods and growing inequalities will continue to challenge food security and nutrition. This will be the case until agrifood systems are transformed, become more resilient and are delivering lower cost nutritious foods and affordable healthy diets for all, sustainably and inclusively.

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FAO, IFAD, UNICEF, WFP and WHO. 2022. The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2022. Repurposing food and agricultural policies to make healthy diets more affordable. Rome, FAO.

https://doi.org/10.4060/cc0639en

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