The right to food, as enshrined in our Constitution and the Freedom Charter, demands a rethinking of our past approaches to food security. We can produce enough food, but whether the poor can afford the food on the shelves largely determines South Africa's food security status as a country. High food prices, food price volatility and food price hikes will be the largest challenge to our nation over the next few years. This will be further exacerbated by high fuel and energy prices.