Advantages of the concept of indicators and criteria of a bill for Food Security Law are discussed, i.e. sufficient food consumption, market capacity for certain foods, food independence (self sufficiency) and nutritive value of foods. Objectives of the Food Security Doctrine is considered, i.e....

India was the third country in the world to enact into law a constitutional commitment to the right to food, following Brazil and South Africa. The 2013 National Food Security Act (NFSA) was the latest in a long line of post-Independence food policies aimed at tackling hunger. This paper explores...

Although South Africa has reported national food security for decades, current production patterns, land uncertainty and consumer preferences put future national household food insecurity in question. Household food insecurity in South Africa is at unacceptable levels. This paper reviews the...

Papers are included on strategies aimed at an increase of food production in Russia, external factors of food security, regional particularities of achieving food security, food security in the northern regions (north European Russia, Siberia and Russian Far East), and legislation related to food...

A growing body of research among college students has estimated remarkably high levels of food insecurity when compared to food insecurity estimates from the general population over the past decade, with recent literature reviews reporting average prevalence rates of 33-51% compared to 9.8% among...

Ensuring the food security of the Russian Federation includes a set of areas in the implementation of which the constituent entities of the Russian Federation are involved, taking into account economic opportunities, natural and climatic conditions of the regions and other circumstances that are...

The principal obstacle to effective humanitarian response in the 2011 Somali famine was lack of access to famine victims. Poor access can be traced to five distinct bottlenecks: (1) Al-Shabaab's obstructionist policies, which prevented most international aid agencies from operating in the famine...

Food security has been, in some way, expressly constitutionalized in Article 39 of the Treaty of Rome, as well as is today in Article 39 TFEU, requiring EU institutions to assure the availability of food supplies by increasing productivity and by ensuring the rational (today: 'sustainable')...

The purpose of this study was to study the status of household food security and the alternative measures for ensuring food security among poor households in Varanasi district of Uttar Pradesh. The data were collected from 300 individuals from 50 households located in 2 villages through simple...

Parliamentarians are agents of change, and their role is critical to ensure a world where all people are eating healthy diets from sustainable, inclusive, and resilient agri-food systems. Members of the Parliament hold a strategic position as they can shape policies and actions for improving food...