This book looks at food security from a socio-economic perspective. It offers a detailed and systematic examination of food security from its historical backgro

With the global population projected to reach 9 billion by the year 2050, the need for nations to secure food supplies for their populations has never been more

Two years after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the health, economic, and social disruptions caused by this global crisis continue to evolve. The impacts of

Population growth alone dictates that global food supplies must increase by over 50% in coming decades. Advances in technology offer an array of opportunities t

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 r