Fixing Our Broken Food System Will Take Urgent Action, Not Least In Ending Industrial Animal Agriculture
Philip arrives at the UN Food Systems Stocktake in Rome Credit Compassion in World Farming Guest blog by Philip Lymbery Global CEO of Compassion in World Farming Rome, and the weather was sweltering. Southern Europe was breaking records for the hottest temperatures whilst Britain was showered with the wettest July. The elements were showing us that the world is changing. If we want a liveable future, then w hat we do needs to change too, not least around food . I was walking the flag-lined street leading to the UN headquarters were world leaders were gathering. It had been two years since more than a hundred governments signed up to transforming food systems to achieve the world’s sustainable development goals (SDGs). This latest event was billed as the ‘Stocktaking Moment’ to assess progress and where to go next. It was a high-level event with about 2,000 participants in-person, from 161 countries, including 22 Heads of State and more than 100 Min...