Developing Sustainable Food Systems Policies and Securities

A food system is sustainable if it delivers food and nutrition security for all without compromising the economic social and environmental bases to generate food security and nutrition for future generations. Sustainable food systems are vital in ensuring global health and ending malnutrition in all its forms. Assessing important dimensions of the food system such as nutrition sustainable agriculture food loss and waste can provide stakeholders with necessary information to evaluate the strength of their country''s food systems and determine where more support is needed. Developing Sustainable Food Systems Policies and Securities is a pivotal reference source that explores the nature extent and causes of nutrition problems across the world as well as the role that agricultural policy plays in these issues. The book supports the development of sustainable food systems policy options and securities by various countries in order to successfully maintain sustainable food production systems. Featuring research topics such as food security carbon emissions and nutrition the book is ideally designed for economists environmentalists food producers policymakers researchers academicians and students seeking coverage on agricultural and sustainability issues.