Food Security: The Science, Sociology and Economics of Food Production and Access to Food

2009 - 2026

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Volume 18, issue 4, 2026

Enhancing farmers’ access to neglected crop seeds for healthy diets in a changing climate: six recommendations for policy action pp. 839-852

Maarten van Zonneveld, Nora P. Castañeda-Álvarez, Enoch G. Achigan-Dako, Conny Almekinders, Stef de Haan, Wilson Hugo, Gloria Otieno, Rodomiro Ortiz, Jessica E. Raneri, Carolina Roa, Louise Sperling, David Spielman and Eric von Wettberg

Correction to: Enhancing farmers’ access to neglected crop seeds for healthy diets in a changing climate: six recommendations for policy action pp. 853-853

Maarten van Zonneveld, Nora P. Castañeda-Álvarez, Enoch G. Achigan-Dako, Conny Almekinders, Stef de Haan, Wilson Hugo, Gloria Otieno, Rodomiro Ortiz, Jessica E. Raneri, Carolina Roa, Louise Sperling, David Spielma and Eric von Wettberg

Addressing multiple abiotic stresses through local solutions is essential for food security pp. 855-860

Singh Rn and Sonam Sah

Rethinking gene editing impact in plant breeding as measured by genetic gain pp. 861-865

Hamid Khazaei and Rodomiro Ortiz

Prediction of household food insecurity levels in Ethiopia: application of deep learning models pp. 867-883

Habtamu T. Wubetie, Temesgen Zewotir, Aweke A. Mitku and Zelalem G. Dessie

Do spatial spillovers in food insecurity exist within a country? An analysis of droughts, conflicts, and livelihoods in Somalia pp. 885-908

Sergio Tezanos-Vázquez and Jose Antonio Sánchez-Martí

Mapping climate vulnerability to support climate adaptation in maize farming systems in Kenya pp. 909-922

Sarah Murabula Achola, Abel Chemura and Christoph Gornott

Contribution of different food outlets to the purchase of unprocessed or minimally processed foods in Brazil pp. 923-936

Ariene Silva do Carmo, Larissa Loures Mendes, Ana Beatriz Coelho de Azevedo and Daniela Silva Canella

The COVID-19 pandemic and food security: Micro-level evidence from Uganda, Tanzania, Sierra Leone and Mozambique pp. 937-960

Mekdim D. Regassa, Damir Esenaliev, Milena Tzvetkova, Ghassan Baliki, Monika Schreiner, Wolfgang Stojetz and Tilman Brück

Transforming food security policymaking in Australia: a three-tiered food systems-centred and rights-based approach pp. 961-976

Lijun Lucy Summerhayes and Douglas Baker

Impacts of conflict and unfavourable household locations in a heterogeneous environment on local food insecurity in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq pp. 977-996

Niga Rzhar Abdalla, Miroslava Bavorova, Dara Muhammed Jamil and Ayat Ullah

Linking genetic gains to food security outcomes: An assessment of IRRI’S rice breeding efforts in the Philippines and Indonesia pp. 997-1010

Lawton Lanier Nalley, Jesse Tack, Alvaro Durand-Morat, Valerien Pede and Donald Villanueva

Prediction of nutritional impact of the mango sector in Côte d’Ivoire: past, present and future pp. 1011-1025

Aurélie Bechoff, Mary Nkongho Tanyitiku, Jean-Mathias Konan Koffi, Yardjouma Silue, Ery Marilyne Christina Hien, Eric Malézieux, Emile Faye, Victoria Bancal and Claudie Dhuique-Mayer

Food law and policy: an initial assessment of an emerging academic field pp. 1027-1043

Emily M. Broad Leib and Kipper Berven

Pulse consumption patterns, protein intake, and child nutrition outcomes in Central Madagascar pp. 1045-1061

Zoniaina Ramahaimandimby and Sakiko Shiratori

Weathering the storm: impacts of extreme climate events on food security in Southeast Asia and pathways to resilience pp. 1063-1087

Fang Su, Mengwei Gu and Yalei Zhai

Prevalence and correlates of the food insecurity experience among Australian adults in 2020: results from the household, income and labour dynamics in Australia population survey pp. 1089-1107

Jane M. Fry, Christina M. Pollard, Sue Booth, Sue Kleve, Irina Grossman and Jeromey B. Temple

Research on food safety social co-governance strategies from the perspective of collaborative rewards pp. 1109-1131

Lyu Zhu and Ruyin Long

The buffer value of trade: quantifying how global integration stabilizes food prices and farm incomes pp. 1133-1159

Iman Haqiqi and Thomas Hertel

Dietary diversity, food security, and development projects in low- and middle-income contexts: Findings from 24 countries pp. 1161-1178

Kibrom T. Sibhatu, Tisorn Songsermsawas and Jyotsna Puri

Navigating the humanitarian-development nexus in resilience programming: lessons from escalating crisis in Sahelian West Africa (2017–2020) pp. 1179-1210

Lisa C. Smith and Timothy R. Frankenberger

Correction to: Navigating the humanitarian-development nexus in resilience programming: lessons from escalating crisis in Sahelian West Africa (2017–2020) pp. 1211-1211

Lisa C. Smith and Timothy R. Frankenberger

COVID-19, labor markets and household food security in Egypt: evidence from a generalized structural equation model pp. 1213-1227

Hatem E. Semary, Abdelhamid Elshabrawy, Ibrahim Elbatal, Diaa S. Metwally and Suzan Abdel-Rahman

On-farm adoption and impacts of climate-smart agricultural practices on food security of smallholder farmers in Mali pp. 1229-1246

Abel-Gautier Kouakou, Abdullahi I. Tofa, Dioukou Sissoko, Mamadou Coulibaly, Alpha Y. Kamara and Tahirou Abdoulaye

How the international treaty on plant genetic resources for food and agriculture can support effective germplasm exchange: four Colombian case studies pp. 1247-1268

Tatiana Rivera, Robert Andrade, Carolina Gonzalez, Daniel Ortiz, Jhon Ocampo and Diana Córdoba

Food insecurity among migrants and refugees in high-income countries: a meta-analysis of observational studies pp. 1269-1289

Resom Berhe, Amit Arora, Kanchana Ekanayake and Kingsley E. Agho

Methods to evaluate community food hubs in high-income countries: a scoping review pp. 1291-1305

Kate Wingrove, Penelope Love, Kristy A. Bolton, Patricia Ribeiro de Melo, Erica Reeve, Colin Bell, Gary Sacks, Vivien Yii, Anjali Parsot, Dheepa Jeyapalan and Rebecca Lindberg

Paradigm shifts in achieving global food security: toward a resilient and sustainable future pp. 1307-1322

Shaokun Li, Jialu Xu, Huaqing Wu, Jichong Han, Huimin Zhuang, Zongliang Zhang, Xinyu Wu and Zhao Zhang

Volume 18, issue 3, 2026

Science for Africa’s future food security pp. 623-627

Serge Savary

Science for Africa’s future food security: the need for an all-Africa food supply strategy pp. 629-635

Lukas Kornher, Isabell Daniels and Getaw Tadesse

Science for Africa’s future food security: linking agency and institutions in the food system pp. 637-641

Makafui I. Dzudzor, Julian D. May and Jonathan Mockshell

Science for Africa’s future food security: balancing continuity and change in west africa’s staple crops pp. 643-647

Abdul Salami Bah and Yongqiang Wang

Science for Africa’s future food security: reimagining the histories and futures of underutilised crops pp. 649-653

Lilian Korir, Matthew Hannaford and Ted Fuller

Science for Africa’s future food security: rethinking breeding to adapt to diversified cropping systems pp. 655-660

Mathieu A. T. Ayenan, Roland Schafleitner, Lukas Pawera and Sylvanus Odjo

Science for Africa’s future food security: rethinking veterinary services for livestock health in Sub-Saharan Africa pp. 661-666

Abdul Salami Bah

Science for Africa’s future food security: the entangled crisis of escalating conflict and eroding food security in the Sudano-Sahelian Region: 1994–2024 pp. 667-672

Shahriar Kibriya and Naureen Fatema

The future of food security in Africa: pay more attention on local crops and experts pp. 673-677

Wenmeng Zhang, Ze Meng, Fang Wu and Xuefeng Cui

Science for Africa’s future food security: necessary steps to incorporate African vegetable biodiversity in food security pp. 679-683

Sognigbe N’Danikou, Peter Osobase Aikpokpodion, Clement Adjorlolo, Lindiwe Majele Sibanda and Luigi Guarino

Unlocking sustainable development goal indicator 2.4.1 for Sub-Saharan Africa: data gaps and underlying causes pp. 685-688

Suyu Liu

Science for Africa’s future food security: analysing the impacts of banned pesticide use on agriculture and health pp. 689-693

Abdul Salami Bah and Yongqiang Wang

Science for Africa’s future food security: Valuing tradition and embracing innovation to accelerate the digital transformation of African food and agriculture systems pp. 695-698

Heike Baumüller

Science for Africa’s future food security: the future of PhD graduates in food security-related research in Africa pp. 699-703

Abdul Salami Bah and Yongqiang Wang

Breaking the barriers: Ethiopia’s agricultural development innovations as a model for advancing Africa’s food security and SDG 2030 amid global polycrises pp. 705-714

Kefena Effa, Girma Amente, Eyasu Elias, Meles Mekonen, Fikru Regassa, Getachew Diriba, Haile Deressa, Kassahun Teka, Dagnachew Lule, Efa Muleta and Daniel Muleta Fana

Impact of climate-smart agricultural technologies adoption on food security in the West African Sahel: evidence from Mali and Niger pp. 715-739

Lateef Olalekan Bello, Bola Amoke Awotide, Gideon-Danso-Abbeam and Takeshi Sakurai

Sustainable agricultural practices improve the food security of maize farmers in Ethiopia pp. 741-756

Temesgen Kabeta Kidane, Teferi Tolera, Tsega Lemma and Dessalegn Obsi Gemeda

Terrorism and agriculture in the context of food security: an empirical analysis of the impact of terrorist activities on agricultural production in the Sahel Region pp. 757-770

Tidiani Diallo, Oluwaseun A. Oyebamiji and Hasan Yilmaz

Barriers and opportunities to smallholder goat enterprise in Botswana pp. 771-790

Lovemore C. Gwiriri, Honest Machekano, Andrew S. Cooke, Casper Nyamukondiwa, Andrews Safalaoh, Javier Ventura-Cordero, Paul Airs, Jan van Wyk, Patson Nalivata, Winchester Mvula, Virgil Joseph, Jonathan H. I. Tinsley, Michael R. F. Lee, Eric R. Morgan and Taro Takahashi

“We are just like ploughing bulls”: a comparative analysis of power relations and cooperation in Fulani and Mossi polygynous households in Burkina Faso pp. 791-817

Guesbeogo Viviane Yameogo, Thomas Daum, Regina Birner and Erdmute Alber

Food supply implications of healthy diet consumption in Senegal by 2050 pp. 819-838

Wim Marivoet

Volume 18, issue 2, 2026

A crisis within crises: narratives of food insecurity and coping for Syrian refugees in Türkiye pp. 295-309

İnci Aksu Kargın and Susan Beth Rottmann

Fiscal policies alone may be insufficient to reach healthy, sustainable and culturally acceptable diets in Mexico pp. 311-327

Marcos E. Dominguez-Viera, Zuzana Smeets-Kristkova, Anali Castellanos-Gutierrez, Carolina Batis, Marrit van den Berg and Joana C. Chapa Cantu

Food poisoning in a Colombian population: A geospatial analysis pp. 329-343

Ana Cristina Mafla, Laura Sofía Peña-Argotty, Francisco Mafla, Elehonora Argotty-Pérez, Ángel Gil- de-Miguel and Falk Schwendicke

Global impacts of increased undervalued crop production on environmental, economic, and nutrient outcomes pp. 345-360

Simoun Bayudan, Hans De Steur and Joachim Jietse Schouteten

Monsoon weather and food security in Pakistan pp. 361-376

Risto Conte Keivabu and Rumi Chunara

Using high-frequency data to measure the resilience of households to food insecurity and women’s dietary diversity in Uganda pp. 377-403

Annet Adong, Lukas Kornher, Bezawit Beyene Chichaibelu, Emily Ijete Amondo and Benard Bashaasha

Impact of a homegardening intervention on crop diversity: results from a cluster-randomized trial in Bangladesh pp. 405-421

Katja Kehlenbeck, Jillian L. Waid, Nathalie J. Lambrecht, Amanda S. Wendt, Masum Ali and Sabine Gabrysch

Placing resilient local food systems on the municipal agenda: insights from Sweden pp. 423-441

Madeleine Granvik, Rebecka Milestad and Malin Andersson

Consequences of increased farm resilience on food security in Tajikistan pp. 443-464

Bekhzod Egamberdiev, Ihtiyor Bobojonov, Lena Kuhn, Thomas Glauben, Isabel Lambrecht and Kamiljon Akramov

Correction to: Consequences of increased farm resilience on food security in Tajikistan pp. 465-466

Bekhzod Egamberdiev, Ihtiyor Bobojonov, Lena Kuhn, Thomas Glauben, Isabel Lambrecht and Kamiljon Akramov

The effects of internet use on smallholder farmers’ income and dietary quality in Bangladesh pp. 467-481

Fariha Farjana, Thanh-Tung Nguyen and Matin Qaim

Hyderabad’s egg value chain: investigating potential influences on childhood stunting pp. 483-494

Emma Gomez de Gracia, Barbara Häsler, Srinu Rotta, Archana Konapur, Thanammal Ravichandran, Paula Dominguez-Salas, Mathew Hennessey, Delia Randolph, Little Flower Augustine, Naveen Kumar Ramachandrappa, Claire Heffernan, Santosh Kumar Banjara and Bharati Kulkarni

How do agricultural trade liberalization, climate variability and change, and governance quality influence food security in ASEAN? pp. 495-540

Veasna Trakem, Hongzhong Fan, Dyna Sam and Sokhan Chen

Market channel and other drivers of tomato farmer production and handling practices in Nigeria pp. 541-558

Mesay Yami, Lenis Saweda O. Liverpool-Tasie, Oladayo Olayinka, Tesfamicheal Wossen, Futoshi Yamauchi, Shiferaw Feleke and Tahirou Abdoulaye

The role of mobile banking in coping with food insecurity in Burkina Faso pp. 559-580

Arouna Kouandou

Maize variety traits for different needs: using the means-end chains method to identify preferences and perceived benefits among smallholder farmers in Kenya pp. 581-598

Mariana Garcia-Medina, Fleur Kilwinger, Conny Almekinders and Jason Donovan

Food security and forest access in the Colombian and Peruvian Amazon pp. 599-617

Alexander Buritica, Martha Vanegas, Andres Espada, Mary Ngaiwi, Deborah Pierce and Marcela Quintero

The need for conventional breeding for regional and smallholder resilient seed systems pp. 619-622

Mohsen Mohammadi

Volume 18, issue 1, 2026

Assessing global wheat supply security based on a cascading failure model in the context of the Russia-Ukraine conflict pp. 7-28

Laijun Zhao, Wanying Xie, Huiyong Li, Shuo Sun, Hongru Yi, Lixin Zhou and Pingle Yang

Black women facing food insecurity are more vulnerable to the double burden of malnutrition in Brazil: evidence from Brazilian National Dietary Survey pp. 29-36

Sávio Marcelino Gomes, Aline Martins de Carvalho, Alisson Diego Machado, Eduardo De Carli, Mariana Alves Ferreira, Michelle Cristine Medeiros Jacob and Dirce Maria Lobo Marchioni

The role of agricultural digitization in mitigating the impacts of extreme weather on food Security—Evidence from China pp. 37-51

Kun Zhou, Liu Chen and Jianqiang Li

Wholesalers and the transformation of the “hidden middle” of the aquaculture value chain in Bangladesh pp. 53-76

Hazrat Ali, Ben Belton, Mohammad Mahfujul Haque, Ricardo Hernandez, Khondker Murshed-e-Jahan, Liz Ignowski and Thomas Reardon

Psychometric evaluation of a modified food security survey scale in the economically deprived population of Hong Kong pp. 77-87

Ka Yu Kwan, Pui Hing Chau, Mandy Ho, Chee Hon Chan, Raymond Lap Ming Tang and Paul Siu Fai Yip

The structure and robustness of the global wheat trade dependency networks pp. 89-110

Wenqian Xiao and Zikai Wu

Managing food waste through behavioral levers: A system dynamics approach for Hong Kong pp. 111-125

Rou Liao and Keumseok Koh

Digital extension services, household income, and food security: a gender perspective from Nigeria pp. 127-143

Abdulrazaq Kamal Daudu and Emmanuel Orkoh

Effects of an intervention for a liquefied petroleum gas cook-stove with free fuel on food insecurity and dietary diversity among women and infants: a multi-country randomized controlled trial pp. 145-160

Sheela S. Sinharoy, Rina Das, Anaité Diaz-Artiga, Lisa M. Thompson, Ghislaine Rosa, John McCracken, Miles A. Kirby, Carla Tarazona-Meza, Vigneswari Aravindalochanan, Shirin Jabbarzadeh, Jiantong Wang, Ajay Pillarisetti and Thomas Clasen

Sustainability challenges in small-scale freshwater catfish (Clarias gariepinus) farming in northern Thailand: profitability, economy of scale, and hedging pp. 161-193

Alan D. Ziegler, Khajornkiat Srinuansom, Teppitag Boonta, Nattakarn Mukdajaturaphak, Nongpanga Sangcharoen, Amornchai Lothongkham, Surit Somboonchai, Chatree Wirasith and Jongkol Promya

Regional heatwave variations in China pose a threat to summer grain yields pp. 195-217

Peng Zhang, Erfu Dai, Chunsheng Wu, Bisheng Zhu, Fang Liu, Guangyao Shi and Sunxun Zhang

Correction to: Regional heatwave variations in China pose a threat to summer grain yields pp. 219-219

Peng Zhang, Erfu Dai, Chunsheng Wu, Bisheng Zhu, Fang Liu, Guangyao Shi and Sunxun Zhang

The role of farm production diversity in enhancing dietary diversity and food security in Southern Bangladesh pp. 221-239

Hazrat Ali and Khondker Murshed-e-Jahan

Nudging the adoption of improved crop varieties: evidence from a large randomized controlled sweetpotato trial in Uganda pp. 241-262

Julius Juma Okello, David Ryan Just, Arjan Verschoor, Sylvester Okoth Ojwang, Janet Mwende Mutiso, Chalmers Kyalo Mulwa, Chenyan Gong, Sam Namanda, Srinivasulu Rajendran, Reuben Tendo Ssali, Moses Okim and Hugo Campos

Understanding the global hunger index and its correlates across districts of india: a spatial analysis pp. 263-277

Nehal Amin and Vasudeva Guddattu

Shrinking rice bowls: tracing the decline of Philippine rice lands pp. 279-292

Albino N. Taer

Correction to: Patterns of science words that address food security questions – surveying five journals, 2010–2025 pp. 293-294

Serge Savary