Capacity development for resilient food systems: Issues, approaches, and knowledge gaps

Suresh Chandra Babu and Sylvia Blom

No 6, 2020 conference papers from International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Abstract: Food systems face shocks varying in breadth and duration from a wide array of sources. These shocks can affect all aspects of a country’s food system, threatening the food security of its citizens. Low levels of capacity to address food system shocks are a major development challenge. This paper presents a conceptual framework for assessing the capacity of a food system to become more resilient, regardless of what kind of threat it faces. It suggests that food systems can be categorized into three subsystems: a policy system; markets, trade, and institutions; and a production system. Within each of these systems, three dimensions of capacity are analyzed: individual capacity, organizational capacity, and system capacity. The paper explores examples of building capacity within this framework and identifies key knowledge and research gaps. It also presents a typology as a possible tool for prioritizing investments in capacity building for resilience across countries.

Keywords: food security; Nutrition security; Capacity building; Institutions; resilience; food systems; knowlege gaps (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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