Challenge of Food Security International Policy and Regulatory Frameworks
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Edited by Rosemary Rayfuse, Emerita Scientia Professor, Faculty of Law and Justice and Nicole Weisfelt, UNSW Sydney, Australia‘The Challenge of Food Security<i> addresses one of the key development challenges of our time. It examines issues related to food security in a comprehensive manner that covers both theoretical perspectives and policy challenges. It will be a key reference book for anyone interested in issues related to food security.’</i>
- Philippe Cullet, University of London, UK,
<i>’Edward Elgar's brave book, <i>The Challenge of Food Security</i> is a timely book and raises awareness of the seriousness of the matter of food security.’</i>
- Sally Ramage, The Criminal Lawyer,
<i>’This is a timely book which addresses one of the greatest challenges for international regulation: food security. The book is a comprehensive treatment of various aspects of food security from its origins to the relationship between food security and other values, the role that commodity trading plays in exacerbating food insecurity, the importance of adequate food governance, together with specific food security problems like fish, water and genetic resources. The editors should be congratulated on a stimulating collection of essays that brings together a diverse range of scholars and which sheds real light on the complex dimensions of the food security debate.</i>
- Fiona Smith, University College London, UK,
The book considers the root causes of food insecurity before discussing the regulatory challenges inherent in reconciling food production and sustainability to ensure both adequate supply of and equitable access to food, particularly in light of emerging issues such as food price volatility, 'land grabbing' and the need to coordinate the actions of the multitude of actors that influence food policy and regulation. It highlights the need for more equitable, transparent and coherent policy and regulatory approaches to the myriad of issues that make up the food security challenge.
This cross-cutting study will appeal to researchers in law, international relations, agricultural science and food systems, as well as to policymakers in government and international organizations that engage with policy and regulation of food security issues. It will also be essential reading for professionals in non-governmental organisations that are interested in development issues in general and food security in particular.
Contributors: E. Burgi Bonanomi, C. Chartres, N. Colbran, L. Cotula, I.C. De Jesus, R. Ford, D. Fuchs, K. Glaab, C. Haberli, M.S. Islam, A. Joshi, A. Kalfagianni, N. Louwaars, M. Margulis, R. Meyer-Eppler, C. Pearson, R. Rayfuse, B. Visser, N. Weisfelt, M. Young