Global food security : challenges for the food and agricultural system.

Description

"This study is concerned with how changes to the world's food and agriculture system can contribute to improvements in global food security. It takes stock of a range of existing OECD work, including that undertaken with other international organisations, in particular for the G20, and places that work in the context of wider analysis both by international organisations and in academia."- Executive summary -- 1. The challenge of global food security -- 2. 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 -- 3. 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 -- 4. 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 -- 5. Food utilisation and nutritional outcomes -- The complements to income growth needed to improve nutrition Donor support for food and nutrition security -- 6. Priorities for achieving global food security -- Needs for global policy action Policy recommendations for OECD countries Developing countries' own policies.