Right to food and nutrition 2016, para. 22

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Food systems include production, processing, transport and consumption of food and are shaped by political, environmental, cultural, and socioeconomic factors. The industrial food system currently dominates the world. It focuses on increasing food production and maximizing efficiency at the lowest possible economic cost and relies on industrialized agriculture, including monocropping and factory farming, industrial food processing and mass distribution and marketing. Reflecting their affordability, availability and aggressive marketing strategies, industrialized food products constitute a very significant portion of the world's food sales.
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Special Rapporteur on the right to food
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Means of adoption
N.A.
Topic(s)
  • Environment
  • Food & Nutrition
  • Governance & Rule of Law
Person(s) affected
  • All
Year
2016
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Other
Reference
SR Food, Report to the UNGA (2016), A/71/282, para. 22.
Paragraph number
22