IFPRI: Inaction to see 80m more food-insecure people by 2050 (Dhaka Tribune)

The Dhaka Tribune reported on IFPRI Director General Shenggen Fan’s statement ahead of the UN Climate Action Summit. Fan states, “Agri-food systems have been central to recent unprecedented reductions in poverty, hunger, and undernutrition. Yet agri-food systems face mounting climate impacts that threaten their ability to feed a growing population.” Averting a global crisis is possible but the window is closing.