Sustainable food security in low-income and developing countries

Abstract

The developing world has witnessed a significant growth in population and consumption demand. This growth, which is expected to continue for decades, would entail increasing pressure to overexploit natural resources and the inevitable limitation of people’s ability to produce food. Other threats abound. Climate change, political instability and poverty are but a few. Yet, despite being endowed with more natural resources, the developing countries have not yet ensured sustainable food security. This article explores the impact of various inhibiting and promoting factors on food security in general and whether these factors have a differential impact in low-income and developing countries. It also discusses the main policy implications of our empirical results.

The Potential of Absorbing Foreign Agricultural Investment to Improve Food Security in Developing Countries

“…The situation of food security in developing countries is severe and foreign agricultural investment is needed. This is consistent with previous research conclusions [68,69]. Some people believe that developing countries are rich in resources and therefore attractive to investment but question the nature of foreign agricultural investment [70,71].…”