Food security in South Asia : a synthesis paper
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2010
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The paper co-relates underlying food insecurity issues that include socio-economic vulnerability; declining agricultural productivity; changing economic policies; gender roles; and the challenge of climate change. These issues are critically analysed in terms of access to resources, utilisation and stability/sustainability. With much of the population in South Asia living below the poverty line, a business-as-usual approach will not be sufficient to meet emerging challenges of food production, distribution and governance. As the survey of literature shows, access and distributional issues become ever more important.
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BASIC NEEDS, IMPOVERISHMENT, FOOD SECURITY, FOOD DISTRIBUTION, VULNERABLE POPULATIONS, RESEARCH NEEDS, DISADVANTAGED GROUPS, REFUGEES, MIGRANTS, URBAN POVERTY, AGRONOMY, INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS, SOUTH ASIA