Food security and agricultural reform in LDCs

The concept of food security has dramatically changed since its first widespread use at the World Food Conference in 1974. This change reflects growing awareness of the complexity of the issue. The 1974 Conference was concerned with the adequacy of global food supplies, and with the risks to them and to stable food prices posed by the threat of a major harvest failure. A parallel concern was the need to secure adequate food supplies at the national level, which was reflected in the food self-sufficiency strategies pursued by many developing countries (DCs). Since then the focus of concern over food security has shifted away from aggregate food supplies at the global and national levels towards the entitlement (i.e. ability to command access to food) of all individuals or households to food.

Sustainable Development Goals:

Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions