This FAO report puts a spotlight on diet quality as a critical link between food security and nutrition.
The report introduces new analysis of the cost and affordability of healthy diets around the world, presents valuations of the health and climate-change costs associated with current food consumption patterns as well as alternative scenarios.The report then concludes with a discussion of the policies and strategies to transform food systems to ensure affordable healthy diets.
The report complements the usual assessment of food security and nutrition with projections of what the world may look like in 2030, if trends of the last decade continue. Projections show that the world is not on track to achieve Zero Hunger by 2030 and, despite some progress, most indicators are also not on track to meet global nutrition targets. The food security and nutritional status of the most vulnerable population groups is likely to deteriorate further due to the health and socio-economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
