Combating global food insecurity amidst Ukraine war and rising inflation
Russias war in Ukraine, climate change and inflation are contributing to record-high levels of food insecurity worldwide. Join Washington Post Live for back-to-back conversations with Isobel Coleman, USAID deputy administrator for policy and programming, and Alexandre Chequim, CEO of DigiFarmz, about the global hunger crisis and how the public and private sectors are harnessing innovation for longer-term solutions. Click here for transcript Deputy Administrator for Policy & Programming, USAID Co-Founder & CEO, DigiFarmz Smart Agriculture The following content is produced and paid for by a Washington Post Live event sponsor. The Washington Post newsroom is not involved in the production of this content. The world is facing record-high levels of food insecurity, with 345 million people facing severe hunger. In a segment presented by World Food Program USA, a nonprofit charged with building support for the United Nations World Food Programmes hunger-relief mission, President and CEO Barron Segar discusses whats driving the current global hunger crisis and what it will take for humanitarian workers, world leaders and private sector partners to head off famine and reach a zero-hunger world. President & CEO, World Food Program USA