Innovations and Pathways for Food Security and Nutrition

Food insecurity is driven by a complex set of interrelated factors. Poverty remains a fundamental concern, further exacerbated by food-price inflation, inadequate infrastructure across the food production, transportation and supply chain, climate-induced droughts and floods, and limited access to critical resources, including arable land, water, and financial resources.

According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 673 million people experienced hunger in 2024, while 319 million people faced acute levels of food insecurity across the 67 countries in which the organisation operates. These figures underscore both the scale and the urgency of the food security challenge, particularly in low- and middle-income countries.

Cecilia Tortajada and Asit K. Biswas | THINK 2026, Issue 15