Reviving Forgotten Foods to Tackle Food Insecurity, Climate Change

Sayed Azam-Ali, a member of the United Nations High-Level Experts Panel on Food Security and Nutrition and Chief Executive Officer at Crops for the Future, recently shared his insights on the urgent need for a diverse global food system, one that moves beyond the dominance of crops such as wheat, rice, corn and soy. According to Azam-Ali, it is critical to reintroduce highly nutritious “forgotten foods” into the global food chain to enhance food security and combat the negative effects of climate change.