90. Healthy not hungry: Why good food is a key ingredient for development

This episode of the Weekly Tradecast looks at the connection between food, health and the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals with Bojan Nastav, a statistician with UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD). 

UN Trade and Development has teamed up with the World Health Organization to study the global trade of healthy and less healthy food. 

At least 10% of the world’s people live in hunger. At the same time, more than 40% of all adults are overweight.  

So, it’s not just a matter of quantity – or getting enough to eat. It’s also about quality by ensuring people have access to safe and nutritious food to help them stay healthy. 

Greater insights into the trade flows of food offer new ways for the WHO and others to analyse and address diseases that are linked to nutrition. 

Tune in to Bojan Nastav, one of the authors of the report, to find out how this research can help governments better understand food markets and develop nutrition-related trade policies.