Achieving food security for all: key policy issues for developing countries
1999
Pinstrup-Anderson, P. | Pandya-Lorch, R. (International Food Policy Research Inst., 2033 K St., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20006 (USA))
More than 800 million people are food insecure, around 185 million children are malnourished and many millions of people suffer from micronutrient deficiencies. There are several key challenges that must be faced to achieve food security for all people: widespread poverty and limited economic growth; low levels of human resource development; rapid population growth and urbanization; insufficient growth in food supply; threats to natural resources; low levels of agricultural input use; poorly functioning markets; lack of infrastructure; inappropriate production and trade policies; and inadequate domestic resource mobilization and interational assistance. Sustained action is required in six priority areas: strengthening the capacity of developing - country governments and nongovernmental organizations; investing more in poor people; accelerating productivity in food production; assuring sound management of natural resources; developing competitive markets; and expanding and realigning international development assistance
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