In 1950 the American author Fran Lebowitz ironically stated that “food is part of a balanced diet”. When you read this on a full stomach it is easy to have a good chuckle and go about the rest of your day, not seeing the irony of what it could represent for many people across the globe fighting against food insecurity. The right to food is one of the most consistently mentioned international human rights to date, yet is unfortunately also one of the most spectacularly violated in recent t...