Three global experts on ensuring food security in the era of COVID-19

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Three global experts on ensuring food security in the era of COVID-19

In an opinion piece, three global food experts -- UN Special Envoy Agnes Kalibata as well as Thanawat Tiensin and Martin Cole of the Committee on World Food Security -- have described how the ongoing pandemic could unleash a crippling global food crisis. But they added that proactive policy measures can prevent the worst impacts.

��Any effective response to a COVID-19-related food crisis requires examining how to restructure our global and national food systems.��

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UN Special Envoy calls for a focus on food at next climate talks to limit global heating and prevent future famines

Speaking at COP26 in Glasgow, Dr. Agnes Kalibata warned that millions could suffer food insecurity if climate negotiations did not address links with food and agriculture.

Madagascar could be experiencing world��s first ��climate-induced famine,�� as farmers across Africa try to adapt

Hear how farmers across Africa are trying to adapt to a changing climate with Special Envoy Agnes Kalibata.

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