Armed conflict combined with prolonged drought has put about 20 million people at risk of starvation and death in Somalia, South Sudan, Yemen, and northern Nigeria. The international development and aid communities are caught between the enormity of the humanitarian crisis, which demands an...
Author(s)
Babu, S. C.; Dorosh, P.
Publisher
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Washington D.C., USA
Citation
From famine to food security: lessons for building resilient food systems, 2017, pp 4 pp.
Background: The global food system is not delivering affordable, healthy, diverse diets, which are needed to address malnutrition in all its forms for sustainable development. This will require policy change across the economic sectors that govern food systems, including agriculture, trade,...
Author(s)
Thow, A. M.; Apprey, C.; Winters, J.; Stellmach, D.; Alders, R.; Aduku, L. N. E.; Mulcahy, G.; Annan, R.
Publisher
Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
Citation
International Journal of Health Policy and Management, 2021, 10, 12, pp 909-922
This opinion article results from a collective analysis by the Editorial Board of Food Security. It is motivated by the ongoing covid-19 global epidemic, but expands to a broader view on the crises that disrupt food systems and threaten food security, locally to globally. Beyond the public health...
Author(s)
Savary, S.; Akter, S.; Almekinders, C.; Harris, J.; Korsten, L.; Rötter, R.
Publisher
Springer, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation
Food Security, 2020, 12, 4, pp 695-717
According to the World Food Programme (WFP), the projected increase in the human population stands at 2 billion people by 2050. At the same time, world food production has been witnessing a declining trend over recent years, and 690 million (8.9%) of the world's population are already in severe...
Author(s)
Mumuni, S.; Aleer, M. J.
Publisher
Cogent OA, Abingdon, UK
Citation
Cogent Food & Agriculture, 2023, 9, 2171830,
Articles published in Food Security in 2021 are reviewed, showing a wide range of topics covered. Many articles are directly linked with "food" and associated terms such as "nutritive", "nutrition", "dietary", and "health". Another important group is linked with (food) "production" and a range of...
Author(s)
Savary, S.; Waddington, S.; Akter, S.; Almekinders, C. J. M.; Harris, J.; Korsten, L.; Rötter, R. P.; Broeck, G. van den
Publisher
Springer, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation
Food Security, 2022, 14, 1, pp 1-7
Food security, which is considered to be a public health-related socioeconomic factor, ensures the health of society's people and plays a significant role in improving governance. This concept is closely related to the concept of stability of food. The stability of food means that there should be...
Author(s)
Ghalibaf, M. B.; Gholami, M.; Mohammadian, N.
Publisher
School of Public Health and Institute of Public Health Research, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Citation
Iranian Journal of Public Health, 2022, 51, 12, pp 2654-2663
Food insecurity is a global issue, with higher prevalence of hunger in developing countries. Low crop yield and food production - due to difficult topography and traditional farming methods - combined with lower income; fluctuations in prices and supply, and low quality of food have been causing ...
Publisher
Tribhuvan University, Department of Sociology/Anthropology, Baglung, Nepal
Citation
Dhaulagiri Journal of Sociology and Anthropology, 2016, 10, pp 92-122
Covid-19 has major implications for global food security. The virus itself and the policy reactions have triggered a massive recession and major disruptions in food value chains. The combination of both has been dramatic for the food and nutrition security of billions of poor people around the...
Author(s)
Swinnen, J.; McDermott, J.
Publisher
Wiley, Oxford, UK
Citation
Eurochoices, 2020, 19, 3, pp 26-33
There is a growing awareness of the need to transform food systems. Yet successful actions require sound evidence: on the extent, characteristics, and drivers of issues; on the effectiveness of different policy instruments, and their synergies and trade-offs; on how policy proposals would affect...
Author(s)
Deconinck, K.; Giner, C.
Publisher
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Paris, France
Citation
OECD Food, Agriculture and Fisheries Papers, 2023, 199, pp 38 pp.
The concept of food sovereignty is primarily taken as an alternative to the prevailing neoliberal food security model. However, the approach has hitherto not received adequate attention from policy makers. This could be because the discourse is marked by controversies and contradictions,...
Author(s)
Byaruhanga, R.; Isgren, E.
Publisher
Springer Nature Switzerland AG, Cham, Switzerland
Citation
Food Ethics, 2023, 8, 2,