Achieving Global Food Security: The Caribbean Experience And Beyond

Mohamed Irfaan Ali (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

156 Seiten

2024
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd (Verlag)
978-981-12-9889-9 (ISBN)

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This book examines the current food security challenges in the small states with a focus on the Caribbean. The work is in the conjuncture of the Covid-19 pandemic and other global shocks, including the disruption in the global supply chains and the increase in climate-related events. These events have led to an increase in global prices, including the price of food and fertilisers. This book starts by examining the global food security crisis considering the aftereffects of the shocks, then provides a macro-overview of the region by focusing on its ability to invest in agriculture. The results indicate that private sector investment in agriculture has experienced only a slight increase despite creeping inflation. This has exacerbated vulnerabilities in food security, which deteriorated in 2020, undoing nearly a decade of progress in the face of climate change. Detailed attention is paid to food vulnerabilities in 14 Caribbean countries. In the final chapter, a series of policy measures are outlined to strengthen the region's food security position, with a particular focus on innovation and the region's comparative advantages.

Erscheinungsdatum	27.09.2024
Verlagsort	Singapore
Sprache	englisch
Themenwelt	Technik ► Lebensmitteltechnologie
ISBN-10	981-12-9889-0 / 9811298890
ISBN-13	978-981-12-9889-9 / 9789811298899
Zustand	Neuware