06 Nov 2020 --- A new alliance has been formed to prevent the COVID-19 pandemic from triggering a “catastrophic” world food crisis.The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has formally launched the Food Coalition, a “network of networks” designed to ensure global food access, increase the resilience of agri-food systems and make them more sustainable. And, the FAO says now is the time for innovative thinking in the agri-food sector to help mitigate the impacts of COVID-19 on global food supplies and security.