OBJECTIVE To compare the Household Food Insecurity Access Scale (HFIAS), the US Food Security Survey Module (US FSSM) and a modified version of the US FSSM in which references to buying food were changed to references to getting food, in terms of their classification of food security levels among homeless individuals, and to determine which of these instruments was most preferred by homeless in...

The food loss and waste (FLW)–food security nexus is a relevant issue in the societal debate, that it contributes to understanding challenges posed by continuous unsustainable development of agri-food systems supply chains. An overview on state-of-the-art academic research implications FLW provided. aim identify publication patterns inform key topics emerging from literature FLW–food nexus. Bas...

OBJECTIVE To position the concept of sustainability within the context of food security. DESIGN An overview of the interrelationships between food security and sustainability based on a non-systematic literature review and informed discussions based principally on a quasi-historical approach from meetings and reports. SETTING International and global food security and nutrition. RESULTS T...

Aboriginal peoples are among the most food insecure groups in Canada, yet their perspectives and knowledge are often sidelined in mainstream food security debates. In order to create food security for all, Aboriginal perspectives must be included in food security research and discourse. This project demonstrates a process in which Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal partners engaged in a culturally a...

This paper reviews the prevailing concept of food and nutrition security and points at needs for concept revisions in order to more comprehensively depict causes and indirect consequences for the food and nutrition insecure, and guide policy actions. The state of realization of food and nutrition security is briefly presented, and the menu of policy actions for enhancing food and nutrition secu...

this paper examines the effects of agricultural land productivity improvement on the economy of iran assuming that the domestic and international trade liberalizations will open up the opportunities to expand market access. a 25-sector computable general equi-librium model was developed to simulate the effects of this policy. the simulation results indicate that enhancing agricultural land prod...