What is the global state of play on the right to food? Are steps being taken to make food a legal entitlement, and which actors are driving the process forward?

Not long after the 2008-2009 food price crisis, high and volatile food prices are back in the international agenda creating renewed concerns for world food security.

This report explores how gender equality can contribute to food security. Its focus is on Asia and the Pacific, though developments in other regions are also referenced.

The Special Rapporteur on the right to food, Mr. Olivier De Schutter, conducted a mission to Malawi from 12 to 22 July 2013, at the invitation of the Government.