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As food shocks spread, citizens are showing more leadership than governments 

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As food shocks spread, citizens are showing more leadership than governments 
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Rich Wilson is CEO of the Iswe Foundation and co-founder of the Global Citizens’ Assembly.



The numbers are stark. According to the 2026 Global Report on Food Crises, 266 million people across 47 countries experienced high levels of acute food insecurity last year, nearly double the figure recorded a decade ago. 



Meanwhile, disruptions to oil, gas and fertiliser flows through the Strait of Hormuz drove a 46% month-on-month spike in urea prices early this year, sending agricultural

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