Corporate capture of the UN food summit

The UN and national governments must end the corporate takeover of food and promote agroecology.

When I visited my parents in Bogotá last month, I witnessed how people in their neighbourhood went up and down the streets begging for help to survive. Since the end of April, Colombia has experienced one of its biggest waves of social unrest in recent times—and hunger is at the core of the protests. South Africa experienced similar turmoil in July.