This report, drawing on case studies from three continents, shows that some governments are
taking decisive action to reduce hunger. India's National Rural Employment Guarantee Act,
Malawi's Farm Inputs Subsidy Programme and Brazil's Zero Hunger programme are all showing
significant successes in reducing hunger. This study highlights the reasons for success of these
programmes and points to lessons which should be considered by governments that are failing to
prioritise the eradication of hunger. These case studies show, above all, that the combination of
civil society pressure and government commitment to the Right to Food (see Box 2) is key to
reducing the scourge of global hunger.