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The next international "Policies against Hunger" conference took place on 23-25 June 2025 with the participation of experts from politics, industry, science and civil society.
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In 2023, around 733 million people were suffering from hunger. This is equivalent to 11 percent of the global population. Another approx. 2.8 billion people are malnourished. In order to move from knowledge to action on the right to food, we need examples and models that show convincingly that the human-rights based approach works, and how it works. This is where the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Regional Identity's "Policies against Hunger" conference comes in.
At the start of the three-day conference, Alois Rainer, Federal Minister of Agriculture, Food and Regional Identity, said: "Three out of every four people suffering from hunger live in rural areas, right where our food is produced. Combating hunger starts in the fields: with fair structures, resilient farms and functioning value chains. To future-proof food systems, we need to think holistically about economic, ecological, and social objectives. By hosting this conference, we want to develop specific ideas and identify good prospects for making food systems more sustainable, resilient and fair. Strengthening our farmers worldwide also means strengthening rural identity, regional development and global justice."
On Wednesday, Martina Englhardt-Kopf, Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Regional Identity, delivered some final remarks to conclude the conference.
Under the motto of "From Rights to Action! The Right to Food as a Compass for Resilient Food Systems" this year’s conference used specific practical examples in five thematic areas to evaluate what factors for success and what obstacles exist on the path towards realising the right to food. Recommendations for action were derived from this evaluation and incorporated into the debates at key international and national forums.
A report on the results of the conference will be published shortly.
The ‘Politics against Hunger’ conferences organized by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Regional Identity since 2002 focus on the realization of the human right to adequate food. The platform aims to help put hunger and malnutrition at the centre of international discussions on food security.
The ‘Politics Against Hunger’ conference brings together representatives from politics and administration, international organisations, civil society, the private sector and academia to exchange views internationally on the transformation of food systems and to discuss how a system approach can be adopted in such a way that food systems become more sustainable, resilient and equitable.