The issue of food security has been rapidly growing in importance over the last few years and has played an important role in many political events, such as the uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt. Even back in 2009, Hilary Clinton noted that there had been over sixty food riots in the preceding two years, arguing that ‘massive hunger poses a threat to the stability of governments, societies and borders’.
As the world’s population is tipped to reach 9 billion by 2050, and with food prices estimated to hit the highest point since 1990 , it is incredibly important to figure out how we can feed ourselves sustainably.
But importantly the question isn’t so much, how do we make enough food to feed the world (the Food and Agriculture Organisation estimates there’s enough food produced currently to feed 12 billion people), but rather how to ensure equale access to food, and the land required to produce it.
A small Congolese child at a refugee camp holds a banana. When this photo was taken, disputes over land and resources were common and it was difficult to get adequate food supplies at refugee camps.
