Elwyn Grainger-Jones is the Executive Director of the CGIAR System Organization.
MONTPELLIER, France, Jul 22 2020 (IPS) – The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the structural weaknesses of today’s food systems, showing how quickly global networks of food production, trade and supply under the impact of a single disease.
By compromising access to safe, nutritious food through enforced restrictions on distribution and labour resulting in shortages and price rises, the coronavirus outbreak has shaken the foundations of global wellbeing, with repercussions for health, livelihoods, and equality.
Elwyn Grainger-Jones
But while such an interconnected system,…