Food security in developing countries

Abstract EN

This paper reviews food security issues in developing countries.

The following section explores the evolving nature, characteristics and conceptual issues associated with food security, focusing on the various policy approaches used to address hunger and how those policies have changed over time.

Section III discusses how food security is measured, providing and over view of regional experiences.

Section IV examines the relationship between food security, economic development and poverty.

Section V assesses the topical issue of environmental sustainability.