Hunger and food system: a violation of human dignity

Abstract

This article aims to demonstrate that the issue of hunger and unequal distribution of food is not directly linked to the decreased production of food, but to political and ethical choices, as food distribution turns not to be made in the light of a policy of equity, and this strongly impacts on the dignity of the human person, to the extent that many individuals who do not have their human right to food respected. This is a theoretical reflective essay about hunger issues, production and food waste, ethics, dignity and freedom. For this scenario to be modified locally and globally, it is urgent a new policy, free from economic interests and guided by an ethics of solidarity, compassion, justice, that ensures that all people have their human right to food and thus the guarantee of human dignity observed.