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Better Food. Better World. is an initiative by the 2020 Nobel Peace Laureate, the United Nations World Food Programme, that challenges us all to think differently about food. In this six-episode series, author Elizabeth Nyamayaro asks the question "How do we ‘do’ food better?", painting an audio picture of food systems around the world – from farm to plate – and of all the people involved in the process.

Dec 23, 2021

“Every act of eating involves some element of choice.”

Every day people around the world go to the store to purchase food and then sit down to a meal with their families. The meal may include bread made with wheat from Peru, salad with lettuce from California, and beef from Australia. All of these products end up on...


Dec 9, 2021

“Conflict and hunger, peace and food security. These are really inextricably linked.”

As Afghans prepare for winter, they are on the brink of another crisis — hunger. War and conflict have shut down the economy, displaced hundreds of thousands, and caused food prices to rise. 22.8 million are facing acute food...


Nov 18, 2021

“While feeding ourselves, we should feed nature because it's by feeding nature that we will feed ourselves again.”

There was a frenzied tension and intensity at COP26. In the final days of the conference, delegations from around the world were deep in negotiations to address our world’s most dire crisis –...


Oct 28, 2021

“Honduras has the potential to lead on solutions to address climate change”

In the midst of Honduras’ rolling mountains and green forests, there are greenhouses growing mouth-watering fresh vegetables. Communities come together to prepare meals with these vegetables and sell the produce. Recurring droughts,...


Oct 14, 2021

“Too much is not a good thing”

Every time we go to the grocery store, we are surrounded by a seemingly infinite bounty of food. We may choose a yogurt thinking it is a healthy option only to realize it has as much sugar as a doughnut. Surrounded by choice, children in America and around the world are not getting the...