A video featuring Jayson Lusk, distinguished professor and head of the Department of Agricultural Economics at Purdue University, has been uploaded to the AP Video Hub.
In the video, Lusk explains the current factors leading to food insecurity following a recent United Nations report (https://bit.ly/3c0NVJD) on the rise in global hunger. All videos in the Campus Insights series are free for download and use by all AP members.
The video can be found at apvideohub.ap.org or by doing a general search on the Associated Press site. AP members may use the video or to pull quotes for print article or for broadcast or podcast.
He explains the multidimensional concept of food insecurity in light of the recent United Nations report on the rise of global hunger. Lusk says food insecurity comes down to whether people have the money to afford enough food to eat. It is typically measured by surveys.
Lusk says a "perfect storm" of factors has pushed up food prices and, therefore, food insecurity. Factors include supply chain issues caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, rising fuel costs, the war in Ukraine and weather events.
Lusk says there are no silver bullets to fixing food insecurity since agriculture is a seasonal business. He says distribution needs to be focused on trying to get grain produced in Ukraine out of the country.
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