2 December 2020

Communities across the world are facing a food security crisis. Over 690 million people worldwide experience hunger on a daily basis. This has only been exacerbated by the impacts of COVID-19: The number of people facing acute food insecurity could double to 265 million by the end of 2020.

In an opinion piece for CNBC Africa, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Special Envoy Agnes Kalibata explains why bolstering women¡¯s role in the food system and supporting them as change agents can have broad and lasting benefits for our communities and environment.

 

Now is a unique moment to collectively aim for economic, social and environmental transformation on a previously unthinkable scale. Women can lay the foundation and lead the effort to build back better ¨C we just have to give them the chance.¡± -- Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Special Envoy Agnes Kalibata

 

Read the full opinion piece .