Jennifer Clapp

(She/her)
  • Professor and Canada Research Chair in Global Food Security and Sustainability, and Member of the International Panel of Experts on Sustainable Food Systems, University of Waterloo
The Brazilian government has adopted public policies that aim to guarantee food and the nutritional security of the population, especially schoolchildren. Children are served a meal in September 2024 at a public school. (Lúcio Bernardo Jr./Agência Brasília/Flickr)

Only political will can end world hunger: Food isn’t scarce, but many people can’t access it

Massive political efforts are needed to tackle the root causes of hunger – conflict, poverty, inequality. Technology alone is not sufficient.