Qu Dongyu is the big boss at a group called the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO). He talked about how lots of people, around 2.8 billion, can’t buy healthy food.
He mentioned this during a special event for World Food Day in 2024. The theme was “Right to Foods for a Better Life and a Better Future.” It’s all about making sure people have enough good food to eat.
Dongyu said that not eating the right foods is a problem everywhere, rich and poor alike. “Even in places with lots of money, people often pick easy and unhealthy snacks instead,” he explained to show that this is a big issue for everyone.
Problems with Food Systems
The leader guy, Dongyu, said that the systems that make and supply food don’t always work well, and that’s why healthy foods are hard to get.
He mentioned three big things we need for food happiness: there’s got to be enough food, people should be able to get it easily, and it shouldn’t be too expensive. “Since 730 million people still have empty tummies, it shows we have lots to fix, and FAO’s mission to get food for everyone is super important,” he mentioned.
Dongyu asked everyone to work together to make food systems better so everyone can have good food to eat. “On this World Food Day, let’s promise to build these cool food systems that are fair and help everyone get food,” he encouraged.
The ‘Four Betters’ Plan
Dongyu has a cool plan called the ‘Four Betters’: better production, better nutrition, a better environment, and a better life.
For making and eating better, he thinks governments should help farmers grow more healthy foods and encourage people to eat them.
He said we need to be smart with our resources, “We have to grow lots with little resources and try not to hurt nature.”
His dream is about giving people lots of different, tasty foods and keeping our world safe.
Time for Smart Ideas
He also wants everyone to use new ideas like computers, AI, and other techy stuff to improve food. He asked companies to help governments make healthy and safe food for everyone. “They should join us in fixing this world problem,” he highlighted.
Dongyu said, “We can’t have happy neighborhoods if people don’t eat well,” showing the importance of this issue. He believes that young people are super important in making sure everyone gets enough food, saying that having good food is a basic right for everyone.
He asked everyone to promise to make better food systems so everyone can have good meals, reminding us all that it’s our job to solve this big food problem together.