Global and Regional Perspectives of Food Economy and Policy

• DOI: http://doi.org/10.18278/wfp.4.2.2
• Date: 01 March 2018
• Published date: 01 March 2018
• Author: Mark W. Rosegrant

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Global and Regional Perspectives of

Food Economy and Policy

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Mark W. Rosegrant2

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Despite progress in much of the world, food insecurity remains

high, especially in Africa and South Asia. Signicant challenges

to progress on food security remain, including rapid population

growth and urbanization leading to changing diets, climate change,

and increasing water scarcity. is paper describes the status and

challenges to food security and models the impact of policies and

investments to make better progress in reducing hunger. e re-

sults indicate that signicant reductions in hunger can be made

by boosting crop and livestock productivity through enhanced

investment in agricultural research; increased investment in rural

infrastructure, including roads and electricity, to reduce post-har-

vest losses and improve value chain eciency; and investments in

irrigation and water use eciency.

Keywords: Food security, climate change, public investment, agri-

cultural research, rural infrastructure

Perspectivas globales y regionales de la

política y economía alimentaria

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A pesar de los avances en gran parte del mundo, la inseguridad ali-

mentaria sigue siendo alta, especialmente en África y el sur de Asia.

Siguen existiendo importantes desafíos para avanzar en la seguri-

dad alimentaria, incluido el rápido crecimiento de la población y la

urbanización que conlleva cambios en las dietas, el cambio climáti-

co y el aumento de la escasez de agua. Este documento describe el

estado y los desafíos a la seguridad alimentaria y modela el impacto

de las políticas e inversiones para lograr un mejor progreso en la

reducción del hambre. Los resultados indican que se pueden lograr

1 Paper presented by Mark W. Rosegrant during the 2017 World Food Policy Conference.

2 International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

doi: 10.18278/wfp.4.2.2

World Food Policy • Vol. 4, No. 2 / Spring 2018