An estimated 2.7 billion people worldwide cannot afford a healthy diet, with the burden falling most heavily on Africa. Healthy diets are not a luxury they are the foundation of health and must be within everyone’s reach,” says WHO Director-General, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. According to Álvaro Lario, IFAD President, tackling these weaknesses in food value chains is critical to making healthy diets more affordable. Together, we can build the value chains, market systems and rural economies that make healthy food affordable for all,” says Lario. FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu says the findings show that ending hunger is no longer enough if healthy diets remain beyond the reach of millions.