REGULATIONS, MARKETS AND ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY: SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND FOOD SECURITY

Food Security and Economic Growth

T  his study aimed to examine the relationship between food security, health and economic growth. These three components together form the vertices of a triangle. How much does food security strategies in a country bring more health to its people? Is the  healthy population richer? What is the impact of health on income, and to what extent are income variation am...

Food security and sustainable intensification.

The coming decades are likely to see increasing pressures on the global food system, both on the demand side from increasing population and per capita consumption, and on the supply side from greater competition for inputs and from climate change. This paper argues that the magnitude of the challenge is such that action is needed throughout the food system, on moderating demand, reducing waste,...

Sustainable Food And Water Security

Virtuous Circle Food Security , Packaging and Sustainable Development

Women’s Economic Empowerment: A Sustainable Path to Food Security

There is more than enough food in the world to feed everyone, but the number of people affected by hunger and malnutrition is still ‘unacceptably high’ (FAO 2014), with disproportionate impacts on women and girls. Due to unequal and subordinate gender roles, women face lack of access to and control over critical livelihood and productive resources. This asymmetric power relation severely constr...