Published: June 21, 2022 12.51pm BST The Conversation

Authors

1. Tom DannenbaumAssociate Professor of International Law, Tufts University
2. Alex De WaalResearch Professor and Executive Director of the World Peace Foundation at The Fletcher School, Tufts University
3. Daniel MaxwellHenry J. Leir Professor in Food Security, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University

Disclosure statement

Alex de Waal is affiliated with the World Peace Foundation.

Daniel Maxwell receives funding from the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and the British Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO). He is a member of the Famine Review Committee for IPC analysis.

Tom Dannenbaum does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.

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