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Food security is vital for human development 🍽️ On #WorldFoodDay, we must reaffirm commitments and efforts to safeguard food security, eliminate hunger, and foster sustainable development for all 🌍 #WorldFoodDay #SDG2 #ZeroHunger

Our country has reached its lowest food security level in over a decade. Today, on World Food Day, the Shoprite Group releases the South African Food Security Index 2024 to evaluate food security across four critical areas: availability, access, utilisation, and stability, highlighting the severe impact of economic and physical constraints on household hunger, particularly affecting children’s development. These insights are vital for informing the Group’s food-security programmes, an integral part of our sustainability efforts. By investing in initiatives like our Shoprite Mobile Soup Kitchens, community food gardens and supporting early childhood development (ECD) centres, we can contribute to a more food-secure future. #LetsActForChange #FoodSecurity

I recently had the pleasure of participating in a panel discussion with the Rhode Island Food Policy Council on the RI Food System Preparedness & Recovery Plan. This small group discussion spanned multiple sectors throughout Rhode Island and focused on optimizing the food supply, distribution, and communication network during a sustained disruption (as we experienced during the COVID-19 pandemic). Food security is a critical yet often overlooked issue, and many of us take it for granted. Disruptions to our communication networks could have devastating consequences. In a crisis, how will we ensure reliable information reaches the public, guide farmers' production decisions, coordinate efficient distribution, and manage public demand at distribution centers? These interconnected elements and the essential workers who support them deserve greater attention and preparation. The potential for food insecurity demands serious consideration and proactive solutions. As someone who experienced food insecurity firsthand during the pandemic, I'm grateful for the opportunity to collaborate with a passionate team on this issue. Rhode Island's initiative to address this potential crisis is commendable and necessary. #rhodeislandfoodsystem #rhodeisland #foodsystem #emergencypreparedness #foodsecurity

In this issue, we explore the critical of food security for IDPs in Lebanon with Rami Zurayk American University of Beirut

The NNDDC Food Connections page is a brand new digital home that strives to capture the broad scope of food sovereignty and food security work that has been prioritized by NNDDC. This is a place to read our stories, learn more about our food systems, share your ideas, and celebrate our relationships with food. As we take a moment to celebrate this milestone, we are compelled to acknowledge the context in which we are sharing this work. As our Nation’s leaders strive towards action and advocacy for environmental justice, we know that this is one more threat in an ongoing history of colonial violence that disrupts and harms our Traditional and vital food systems. This most recent disaster is a reminder that now more than ever our work in building and protecting our Nation’s food sovereignty is and must be an organizational priority. Visit NNDDC’s Food Connections page today: https://lnkd.in/gwqqccZc

🌍🌱🍽️Protecting the planet to ensure food security. On this #EarthDay, we invite you to reflect on the importance of caring for natural resources and ecosystem services to achieve the #ZeroHunger #SDG by 2030 in Latin America and the Caribbean. Read more on our blog post. https://lnkd.in/eT63mJ7u

🌍🌱🍽️Protecting the planet to ensure food security. On this #EarthDay, we invite you to reflect on the importance of caring for natural resources and ecosystem services to achieve the #ZeroHunger #SDG by 2030 in Latin America and the Caribbean. Read more on our blog post.  https://lnkd.in/efyhXHDV 

Cities play a crucial role in protecting and fulfilling the right to food! 🍎🌱 In 2025, the FAO #RightToFood team will launch a series of dialogues exploring how cities and local authorities can lead in advancing food security, inclusion, and sustainability. 🏙️🤝 Local governments are on the front lines of addressing food systems challenges. Together, we can strengthen their role in ensuring this fundamental right. Stay tuned for more! 👀💬 #FoodSecurity #RightToFood #UrbanFoodSystems #CitiesForSustainability

So happy to see an urban right to food focus emerging. There are so many opportunities for cities and local governments to act to respect, protect and fulfil the right to food (and establish the links between right to food and right to the city)

Did you know? Food loss and waste can negatively affect food security and availability. Food security is one of APEC’s top priorities. APEC economies have committed to fully implementing the Food Security Roadmap Towards 2030 and its implementation plan. Click on the link below to learn more about the issues that will be discussed at the workshops and meetings in Trujillo this week. #APECPeru2024 https://lnkd.in/gej5PwWt