2023-11-09 | permalink

UN hunger expert: US must recognize ‘right to food’ to fix broken system

Michael Fakhri, the UN special rapporteur on the right to food.
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He cites the example of genetically modified organisms, which supporters say allows farmers to have predictable crops. Fakhri said they create homogeneity, creating field after field of the same type of plants, which makes them more vulnerable to pests and factors exacerbated by the climate crisis.

“To have this degree of homogeneity is really quite dangerous,” Fakhri said. “It’s bad for the environment and bad for the future of resilient plants.” In addition to damaging the environment, corporations have been falsely attributing price increases to various crises to hide their profiteering, according to the report.

• The Guardian: UN hunger expert: US must recognize ‘right to food’ to fix broken system