Taxpayers for Common Sense published an article stating that food insecurity, which the United Nations defines as the lack of regular access to enough safe and nutritious food for normal development and a healthy lifestyle, is on the rise worldwide. MTID Division Director, Rob Vos states, “People thought there would be shortages and new food price spikes and volatility [during the pandemic], but it didn’t happen because there were plenty of stocks of the basic staple crops." Misperceptions exist too about the global food system. About 80 percent of food consumed in any country is already produced domestically.” More domestic production “would make local food more expensive [because] everything you produce may not be efficiently produced at home and it may also not be possible to produce all foods year-round. If we talk about severe food crises in affected countries, that will have to be addressed in connecting the dots between humanitarian support — for those who don’t have enough food — and development support, e.g., helping to rebuild food systems and supply chains."
