Climate Adaptation
Virus Highlights Need to Change How Food Is Produced, UN Says
- UN says crisis can be turning point to transform food systems
- Policy makers need to balance supply and environment needs
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The coronavirus pandemic has signaled an urgent need to change the way food is produced to help contain hunger and develop environmentally sustainable supplies, according to the United Nations.
The combined effects of the Covid-19 crisis, government measures and the emerging global recession risk a worldwide food emergency and in the long-term could disrupt how food systems function, the UN said in a policy brief. That could lead to consequences for health and nutrition on a scale not seen for more than half a century, it said.