The Right to Adequate Food

Abstract

The right to food is centered on the individual. It leads to a reconsideration of the root causes of hunger and malnutrition. As such, it goes further than considering WHAT the problem is by analyzing WHY it is happening. Hence, it raises questions such as what are the underlying reasons that people still suffer from poverty and hunger in a world of plenty? Or, why do public policies fail to reach and be beneficial to the poorest and most vulnerable in society? And, why do discrimination and the lack of legal protection still persist?