New Narratives for Food Insecurity

Extract from the Author

Memories of empty supermarket shelves might produce good memes today in November 2020, almost a year after COVID’s first outbreak. But they were nowhere near as humorous when COVID-19 first hit. The pandemic has propelled the topic of food (in)security into the public discourse, as the usually invisible supply chain mechanisms started faltering and its inner workings became exposed. Even this year’s Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to the World Food Programme for its efforts to combat hunger.

Written by
Al Lim

Monday,
16 November 2020

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