Farmer's Weekly

Urgent fixes needed for global food systems

Malnutrition is by far the biggest driver of ill-health and premature mortality in every region of the world. A slow-burn attritional problem, it does enormous damage.

The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic that is sweeping the world, meanwhile, brings a series of massive short-wave shocks.

‘MALNUTRITION IS COMMON IN URBAN POPULATIONS’

Both the pandemic and malnutrition will generate long-wave impacts for years to come. They are also likely to interact with each other, resulting in even worse

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