Food From Somewhere Report

NEW REPORT | How local food markets can build food security & resilience. IPES-Food's newest report 'Food From Somewhere' highlights the need for greater resilience in the face of mounting shocks, and calls for an urgent shift to more localised food provisioning to achieve the world's zero hunger goal by 2030. https://ipes-food.org/report/food-from-somewhere/

Recent shocks – from COVID-19 supply disruptions to 2022’s record food prices – have revealed huge cracks in global industrial food chains and shattered any remaining illusions about their ability to deliver food access in a crisis-prone world.

Localised food systems, or ‘territorial markets’, offer a more resilient and equitable approach to food security. From public markets and street vendors, to cooperatives, urban agriculture, and online direct sales, these local food webs help to feed up to 70% of the world’s population while using less than one third of farmland and resources.

Evidence shows benefits for food security – including access to more diverse and nutritious foods, high degrees of resilience, adaptability to shocks, accessible prices, and environmental sustainability. Yet 'territorial markets' remain overlooked, underfunded, and lacking in infrastructure.

The IPES-Food panel urges governments to reinvest in local and regional supply infrastructure, relocalise public purchasing and food security strategies, and curb corporate capture of food systems.

https://ipes-food.org/report/food-from-somewhere/