Without refute, a sustainable global food security can only be achieved when all folks have physical, social and economic access to safe, nutritious, and sufficient supply of food to meet their dietary needs and food preferences for healthy life. To this end, quest to achieve this dream has been on ...

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,...

Over the past several decades, cities worldwide have attempted to reconfigure their food systems to improve public health, advance social justice, and promote environmental resilience using diverse municipal policies, often with the support of stakeholder-led governance mechanisms such as food...

Many regions of the world still suffer from food insecurity, undernourishment and hunger problems. These problems are basically caused by a changing climate, natural disasters, depletion of natural resources, rapid population growth, lack of knowledge, conflicts and wars. Governments and United...

Provision of safe food and food security are the most studied topics of current era. Assurance of food safety in developing countries i.e., India and Pakistan are always compromised due to lack of an appropriate structure and framework. Though there are a lot of legislations and laws in the...

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...

Objective: Food insecurity is associated with toxic stress and adverse long-term physical and mental health outcomes. It can be experienced chronically and also triggered or exacerbated by natural and human-made hazards that destabilize the food system. The Baltimore Food System Resilience Advisory ...

Objectives: Standardized guidelines and reference points for a food security policy are necessary to guarantee that basic social safety nets work properly. Therefore, this study aimed to explore the basic concepts and detailed dimensions of food security, including the potential relevant...

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...

Food security is related to human wellbeing and sustainable development and an important guarantee for world peace. In the context of global climate change, increased food demand, resource depletion, conflicts, and frequent public health emergencies, food security is widely seen as one of the top...