Andrea Meza, Deputy Executive Secretary of United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) and speaker at Economist Impact’s upcoming Sustainability Week, writes about the need for rapid and drastic transformation within our global food system.

Food systems can and must be reset to produce more with less, and to replenish rather than squander our natural capital. A just land transition can help us achieve that. The question is whether there is sufficient desire for the rapid and drastic transformation we need—one that will guarantee healthy soils and produce healthy and nutritious food in ways that benefit people and nature and contribute to climate stability, without compromising livelihoods and economic security. I think the appetite is there, and that we have the conditions to work together to be united for land.

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