A Gender Lens on the Political Economy of Food and Nutrition Insecurity in Global South

The author explores the evolving multidimensional nature of challenges in food security by gauging the current turbulence in international affairs, the magnitude of conflicts, the global pandemic, and the economic recession daunting the lives of people across the globe. The relationship between different food security measures and their relationship with political, economic, and agricultural factors remains underexplored. The author attempts to fill this lacuna in the existing body of literature by contextualizing the issue from an interdisciplinary approach, spanning ecological, sociological, economic as well and geopolitical aspects. Resilient Food Systems, Sustainable Agriculture, and Climate Action are the core agenda of the 2023 UN Climate Change Conference COP28 summit, and this chapter revolves around this theme, by piecing together the interdependencies within food systems from a multidimensional perspective. A thought-provoking discussion from a gender lens by focusing on interventions required from different stakeholders. This chapter aims to draw diverse disciplinary perspectives to critically evaluate the political economy of food systems besides advocating for affirmative policy from a gender lens.