This chapter discusses several economic and operational factors relevant to the design and use of public stocks for food security purposes in developing countries. The first section of the chapter considers several new circumstances in which these food security programmes would operate, including...

The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a heavy toll on the population and economies. It also undermined food security and food system sustainability. In this context, this review paper analyses the outbreak impacts on the different dimensions of food security (viz. availability, access, utilisation,...

Issues of food security and food aid have become important in Bangladesh. Three phases in food security and food aid policy are distinguished :post-independence reconstruction involving large-scale food aid; the increased use of targeted food aid projects in the period 1978-88 as Bangladesh grew...

The paper examines food aid trends and motivations and their impact in Bangladesh. As the world's second largest food aid recipient (after Egypt) between 1975 and 1992, Bangladesh has operated a number of innovative and well-documented food aid programmes. Historically, donors have provided more...

It is noted that throughout its life of almost 40 years the raison d'être and functioning of the World Food Programme (WFP) have evolved, and in the 1990s the Programme was subjected to a much needed further evaluation, review and reform. The paper deals mainly with the analysis, findings,...

This chapter examines the problem of food insecurity and malnutrition as a consequence of natural or manmade disasters, and offers guidelines for the identification and management of food insecurity and malnutrition, and for planning an effective food aid and nutrition programmes. Particular...

This chapter focuses on the legal issues posed by the World Trade Organization (WTO) texts on public stockholding for food security purposes. These legal texts are presented in detail to provide a basic reference for policy makers, development practitioners, and the general public in developing...

Food security is a complex issue. Food insecurity is caused by problems associated with access to and distribution of safe and nutritious food, which are exacerbated by drought, conflict, population growth and poverty. Governments play an important role in facilitating food security. So what is the ...

Based on the experiences of the World Food Programme (WFP) in providing relief food aid to the victims of man-made and natural disasters, some of the more prominent recent changes in the incidence of vulnerability to food security are examined: regional variations; the causes of vulnerability; the...

This paper presents the food security situation in Kenya, as well as the factors that affect it: lack of proper food and nutrition, land policy, investment in rural infrastructure, and research on Kenyan food crops, livestock, fisheries, and other products; inadequate agricultural research and...