Global Food Policy 2023 Report

24 Apr 2023

Recently, the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) released the Global Food Policy 2023 report calling for long-term investments in building resilient and equitable food systems, beyond short-term fixes.

Food insecurity has risen due to a variety of crises, including the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change, natural disasters, civil unrest, and political instability.
Climate change could lead to as many as 72 million more people undernourished by 2050, and conflict and displacement are also affected by the climate crisis.
Africa has the highest proportion of food-insecure and undernourished people at 20%, more than double any other region of the world.
In 2021, 768 million people worldwide were undernourished, well above the 572 million reported in 2014.
The Russia-Ukraine war and related spikes in food and fertilizer prices worsened food insecurity in 2022, with fertilizer prices rising by 199% between May 2020 and the end of 2022.
This has increased the number of people at risk of food insecurity, hunger, and malnutrition.
As many as 205 million people in 45 countries experienced crisis-level acute food insecurity or worse in 2022, nearly double the number in 2016.
A humanitarian-development-peace nexus approach can address the multifaceted nature of food crises more cost-effectively in the short to medium term.
Governments should foster a business environment that encourages flexibility, technical and financial innovation.
Investing in early warning systems and strengthening agrifood value chains is essential to support livelihoods and food security during crises.