Food security in the developing world / edited by Muhammad Khalid Bashir, Steven G.M. Schilizzi, Ghaffar Ali.

Contributor(s): Bashir, Muhammad Khalid [editor.] | Schilizzi, Steven [editor.] | Ali, Ghaffar [editor.]
Language: English Publisher: Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2024Copyright date: ©2024Description: 1 online resource (xx, 236 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), color mapsContent type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781119265177; 1119265177; 9781119265160; 1119265169; 9781119265214; 1119265215Subject(s): Food security -- Developing countriesGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 338.1/91724 LOC classification: HD9018.D44 | F66564 2024Online resources: Full text is available at Wiley Online Library Click here to view Summary: "Despite the fact that the world is producing a sufficient amount of food for all, about 11 percent (800 million) of the global population is malnourished. Developing countries are home to about 98 percent of the world's undernourished people. It is time to understand the dynamics of food security in these countries. Understanding three core issues in depth -- food availability, accessibility and utilization -- will help us to understand the phenomenon of food security and guide the policy process in developing countries. This book will bring together these three core food security issues in one volume, and provide readers with the opportunity to understand this complex and multifaceted problem. The book will help readers to think about the issue of food security in a comprehensive way, and will shed light on policy issues in developing countries in a way that will help policy makers and researchers to understand and further explore these areas."
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Despite the fact that the world is producing a sufficient amount of food for all, about 11 percent (800 million) of the global population is malnourished. Developing countries are home to about 98 percent of the world's undernourished people. It is time to understand the dynamics of food security in these countries. Understanding three core issues in depth -- food availability, accessibility and utilization -- will help us to understand the phenomenon of food security and guide the policy process in developing countries. This book will bring together these three core food security issues in one volume, and provide readers with the opportunity to understand this complex and multifaceted problem. The book will help readers to think about the issue of food security in a comprehensive way, and will shed light on policy issues in developing countries in a way that will help policy makers and researchers to understand and further explore these areas."

About the Author
Muhammad Khalid Bashir, PhD, is Associate Professor at the Institute of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan and Co-chair of the Policy, Advocacy, and Outreach thematic chair in the Pak-Korea Nutrition Center (PKNC), University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan.

Steven G.M. Schilizzi, PhD, is Professor in the UWA School of Agriculture and Environment, University of Western Australia, Australia.

Ghaffar Ali, PhD, is Associate Professor at the College of Management, Shenzhen University, China.

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