The Association of Western Japan Agroecology is a non-profit organization that has been active since 2021 intending to establish agroecology in Japan.
- The conflicts, civil wars, coups d'etat, and military conflicts that have become more frequent in recent years pose the greatest threat to the right to food. However, the international community has not taken effective steps to address the food crisis created by these events. In the case of Gaza, this is manifested in the worst way. It has become crucial for the realization of the right to food to work toward an enforceable international agreement and framework that can be quickly activated in response to these food crises, without waiting for a Security Council agreement.
- Since the right to food is the most fundamental right to live, it should be enshrined in each country's constitution or equivalent legislation, and a mechanism should be introduced whereby a third-party international organization periodically checks the progress of the right and demands improvements from the government concerned.
- It is strongly recommended that agroecology be set as the foundation for the realization of the right to food and that societies should shift to production and consumption that are compatible with this right.
- The essential of a sustainable society lies in the principles of living systems. From this perspective, it is important to place the right to food as a permanent social guiding principle, not merely a matter of food security
- Improved statistics are essential for the inspection and evaluation of the status of the realization of the right to food. Accurate and comparable diachronic statistics need to be developed and strengthened.
Dr. Koichi Ikegami