Food Security Assessment: Why Countries Are at Risk

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英文名称：

Food Security Assessment: Why Countries Are at Risk

作者：

Shahla Shapouri; Stacey Rosen

工作单位：

USDA's Economic Research Service

来源地址：

https://www.ers.usda.gov/publications/pub-details/?pubid=42284

关键词：

Food security;  developing countries;  productivity;  foreign exchange availability;  import capacity;  income distribution;  population growth;  nutritional requirements;  per capita consumption; 

年份：

1999

出版地：

Washington, DC, USA

总页数：

28 pp

语种：

English

摘要：

Food insecurity in many low-income, developing countries is projected to intensify unless steps are taken to reverse the performance trend of key contributing factors: agricultural productivity, foreign exchange earnings, and population growth. For the poorest countries, an increase in agricultural productivity is the key to improving food security. In these countries, imports play a small role in the domestic food supply because of limited foreign exchange availability. This study evaluates availability and distribution of food and analyzes their trends through 2008 by projecting food gaps to maintain per capita consumption, meet nutritional needs, and fulfill requirements stemming from unequal food distribution.