Food on the Dinner Table or Corporate Profits

The document asserts that nearly 800 million people face chronic hunger due to a global food system that prioritises corporate profit over people, leading to artificially inflated prices and significant environmental damage.

• Global hunger is not a result of food scarcity, as the world produces sufficient food for all, but is instead caused by corporate greed and a system that prioritises profit over people and the planet. This has led to a situation where nearly 800 million people suffer from chronic hunger.
• Food prices reached their highest levels since the early 1970s in March 2022, following the start of the Russia-Ukraine war. Prices are artificially driven up by a small number of corporations controlling food systems and food traders who speculate on future prices.
• Food systems are a major driver of climate change, accounting for 34% of global greenhouse gas emissions. This contributes to natural disasters like floods and droughts, which further threaten food security, making the decarbonisation of these systems essential for a just transition.

APA

iej_admin (2025). Food on the Dinner Table or Corporate Profits. Institute for Economic Justice. https://iej.org.za/resource/factsheet/g20-factsheet-4-food-on-the-dinner-table-or-corporate-profits/

Chicago

iej_admin. Food on the Dinner Table or Corporate Profits. Institute for Economic Justice, 2025. https://iej.org.za/resource/factsheet/g20-factsheet-4-food-on-the-dinner-table-or-corporate-profits/.

Wikipedia

{{cite report |last1=iej_admin |title=Food on the Dinner Table or Corporate Profits |publisher=Institute for Economic Justice |date=26 August 2025 |url=https://iej.org.za/resource/factsheet/g20-factsheet-4-food-on-the-dinner-table-or-corporate-profits/ |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@techreport{iejadmin2025food, author = {iej\_admin}, title = {{Food on the Dinner Table or Corporate Profits}}, institution = {Institute for Economic Justice}, year = {2025}, month = aug, url = {https://iej.org.za/resource/factsheet/g20-factsheet-4-food-on-the-dinner-table-or-corporate-profits/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }