A nutrition-sensitive food system ensures equitable access to diverse, safe, and healthy foods that are both affordable and sustainably produced. Yet today’s food systems are failing to deliver on these key goals for billions around the world. They are also major drivers of climate change, environmental degradation, biodiversity loss, and growing socioeconomic inequalities.
Thus, the systems designed to feed people are inadvertently making many sicker, costing trillions, and damaging our planet. Despite dedicated global efforts, the burdens of malnutrition have continued to grow. At least 2 billion people lack essential micronutrients, while projections suggest that by 2030, one in five children could still be stunted (low height for age). At the same time, nearly 3 billion adults may be overweight or obese. The impact of diet-related non-communicable diseases is also immense.