On 16 October, the international community celebrated World Food Day. Figures released on the same day present a mixed reading. Although humanity has made substantial progress towards producing enough to feed itself, inequalities remain between different regions of the planet. The duality of the haves and have-nots as regards to enjoying the right to food is sheer reality. In fact, one in eight of seven billion amongst us goes to bed on an empty stomach. Needless to point out that most of the food-insecure are the small holding farmers in the ‘developing world’.