Brazil shows people-first food access policies can conquer hunger, after lifting over 40 million people out of food insecurity in just two years, the UN confirms. Brazil now sends a timely signal to world leaders that tackling hunger, inequality and climate crisis together is achievable and replicable – if they make the political choice to do so.
“Brazil didn’t beat hunger by chance – this took concerted political action. We did it by putting people, family farmers, Indigenous and traditional communities, and access to good local food at the center – and by including those most affected,” says Elisabetta Recine, IPES-Food panel expert, and President of the Brazilian National Food and Nutrition Security Council (Consea).
With global food insecurity high and UN hunger goals dangerously off track – amid conflict, climate shocks and a spiraling cost of living – the success of Brazil Sem Fome offers both a wake-up call and a roadmap. It was achieved not through techno-fixes or increases to yields, but people-first policies to guarantee food access. Read more here to learn how they did it without GMOs.