The international treaty establishing the fundamental rights of every person, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, couldn't be more explicit.
Food security is a basic human right.
At the same time, just saying that food is a human right doesn't put food on the table. Turning the right to food into a reality for present and future generations is hard work. It takes a series of political decisions, financial commitments, technological innovations, social cooperation, and individual actions to make it happen. Furthermore, the food we place on our tables must be safe and nutritious if we are to truly achieve sustainable food security. During the past few decades, many people in the United States and around the planet have worked on various components of the right to food, ranging from programs to alleviate hunger to the promotion of sustainable agriculture.