Reflections on the Right to Food

The right to food has become a key focus of organisations and individuals committed to ending hunger and poor diets as part of a shift to a more sustainable food system. In the UK, the Right To Food UK Commission, based in Parliament, is currently investigating the scale and scope of food poverty and hunger in the nation. But what exactly is the right to food? Does it mean we should all be provided with food to eat, and if so, what kind and by whom? And if it doesn’t mean anyone is obliged to provide food, what does it mean?

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