Food on the Dinner Table or Corporate Profits

This fact sheet from the Institute for Economic Justice argues that the current global food crisis is driven by corporate greed and systemic flaws rather than food scarcity, highlighting the link between food systems and climate change.

• The current global food crisis, characterized by nearly 800 million people facing chronic hunger, is attributed to corporate greed and a system prioritizing profit over people and the planet, rather than a lack of food production. Food prices reached their highest point since the early 1970s in March 2022, following the start of the Russia-Ukraine war.
• Global food systems contribute 34% of greenhouse gas emissions, which fuels natural disasters like floods and droughts that further threaten food security. The document asserts that decarbonizing these systems is essential for a just transition.
• The world has experienced three major food crises in the last 50 years: one in the 1970s caused by high energy prices, another from 2008 to 2012 triggered by the 2007 Financial Crisis, and the current crisis. While geopolitical events like war contribute, the document states that systemic flaws in global food systems create vulnerabilities to price volatility.

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

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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} }