Global food security : challenges for the food and agricultural system /
Global food security : challenges for the food and agricultural system /
- Paris : OECD, 2013.
- 157 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
The challenge of global food security -- Ensuring global food availability -- The challenge of ensuring global food availability ; Outlook for world food availability ; Easing supply constraints ; Reducing demands that are detrimental to food security -- The role of food and agricultural trade in ensuring domestic food availabilit -- The balancing role of trade ; The importance of regional food and agricultural trade ; Food import bills of developing countries ; Trade and the stability of domestic markets -- Improving access to food -- Lack of access is the main obstacle to food security ; The importance of incomes versus prices ; Agricultural development as a mechanism for raising incomes ; The role of smallholders ; The role for agricultural policies ; Risks to food access ; Food access and the role of trade -- Food utilisation and nutritional outcomes -- The complements to income growth needed to improve nutrition ; Donor support for food and nutrition security -- Priorities for achieving global food security -- Needs for global policy action ; Policy recommendations for OECD countries ; Developing countries' own policies. Executive summary -- 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
9789264195349 9264195343
016464805 Uk
Food supply.
Agriculture--Economic aspects.
Agriculture and state.
363.856 BRO
Includes bibliographical references.
The challenge of global food security -- Ensuring global food availability -- The challenge of ensuring global food availability ; Outlook for world food availability ; Easing supply constraints ; Reducing demands that are detrimental to food security -- The role of food and agricultural trade in ensuring domestic food availabilit -- The balancing role of trade ; The importance of regional food and agricultural trade ; Food import bills of developing countries ; Trade and the stability of domestic markets -- Improving access to food -- Lack of access is the main obstacle to food security ; The importance of incomes versus prices ; Agricultural development as a mechanism for raising incomes ; The role of smallholders ; The role for agricultural policies ; Risks to food access ; Food access and the role of trade -- Food utilisation and nutritional outcomes -- The complements to income growth needed to improve nutrition ; Donor support for food and nutrition security -- Priorities for achieving global food security -- Needs for global policy action ; Policy recommendations for OECD countries ; Developing countries' own policies. Executive summary -- 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
9789264195349 9264195343
016464805 Uk
Food supply.
Agriculture--Economic aspects.
Agriculture and state.
363.856 BRO