In 2007/8 world food prices spiked and global economic crisis set in, leaving hundreds of millions of people unable to access adequate food. The international reaction was swift. In a bid for leadership, the 123 member countries of the United Nations' Committee on World Food Security (CFS) adopted a series of reforms with the aim of becoming the foremost international, inclusive and intergovernmental platform for food security. Central to the reform was the inclusion of participants (including civil society and the private sector) across all activities of the Committee.
Drawing on...
In 2007/8 world food prices spiked and global economic crisis set in, leaving hundreds of millions of people unable to access adequate food. The in...
Food security is one of the world's current major challenges, but research and discussion on it are often fragmented between different academic disciplines and appraches. Resolution of this disconnect is now recognized as a priority. This book takes on this challenge by breaking down interdisciplinary barriers to develop innovatory food security solutions.
The book is structured so that readers are taken in a logical progression through discussion of topics such as markets and technology, to waste and the relevance of gender, place and scale. The range of examples discussed is...
Food security is one of the world's current major challenges, but research and discussion on it are often fragmented between different academic dis...
Food security is one of the world's current major challenges, but research and discussion on it are often fragmented between different academic disciplines and appraches. Resolution of this disconnect is now recognized as a priority. This book takes on this challenge by breaking down interdisciplinary barriers to develop innovatory food security solutions.
The book is structured so that readers are taken in a logical progression through discussion of topics such as markets and technology, to waste and the relevance of gender, place and scale. The range of examples discussed is...
Food security is one of the world's current major challenges, but research and discussion on it are often fragmented between different academic dis...
