A NEW PARADIGM OF FOOD SYSTEMS
The article analyzes the formation of a new paradigm of the world food system in the context of a rich interplay of causes and phenomena that led to the aggravation of hunger and malnutrition problem on the planet. It states the deterioration of food security in the world in the period before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Sustainable Development Goals 2030, namely SDG-2, envisaged a set of measures to improve the food supply to the world’s population. Despite the efforts of the world community, it became obvious at the beginning of this decade that it was not possible to achieve the targets for reducing hunger and malnutrition. To turn the tide, the UN has set the task of trying to transform the world food system in such a way as to increase its efficiency on a new round of efforts. To this end, a Global Summit on Food Systems was held in September 2021. New approaches to the formation of food systems concepts were proposed at the stage of the Summit preparation. The study revealed a wide variance of definitions of the system itself and its components in the new paradigm. It comments on the shift in most modern concepts from a reproductive approach to a broader comprehensive scope of food systems, which includes biosphere, social and other environments along with the production and distribution comments. Rationale for the need to improve food systems based on their individual characteristics is central to the modern paradigm. Emphasis is placed on the inclusiveness of food systems. The widespread use of innovative solutions in the production, distribution and consumption of food is seen as a means of achieving a new level of efficiency in inclusive and universal food systems.