22 min listen
S1 Ep11: Tackling food insecurity
ratings:
Length:
19 minutes
Released:
Sep 8, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
We lose about 5% of global GDP due to hunger related diseases, and the situation is getting worse with the number of people living in food insecurity increasing. Yet one-third of all food produced is wasted. **Arif Husain**, Chief Economist at the World Food Programme, discusses a plethora of issues relating to food insecurity; ranging from the main causes - climate shocks and conflict, to the problem of food wastage, to potential policy solutions. He stresses the importance of sustained political will, multi-stakeholder coordination, women’s empowerment, child nutrition and rural-urban connectivity. Finally, he discusses the politics of humanitarian aid and the difficult trade-off decisions that need to be made in its allocation.
Find out more at [VoxDev](https://voxdev.org/topic/agriculture/tackling-food-insecurity)
Find out more at [VoxDev](https://voxdev.org/topic/agriculture/tackling-food-insecurity)
Released:
Sep 8, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
S1 Ep9: Meeting the Sustainable Development Goals: The sustainable development goals have ushered in a new development paradigm. In this interview, **Elliott Harris** discusses the vision behind the creation of the SDGs and how it differs from that of the MDGs. He stresses the need for sustainable and ... by VoxDev Development Economics