Handbook of Food Security and Society

Edited by Martin Caraher, John Coveney and Mickey Chopra

in Books from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: Events such as the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine have drawn the subject of food security firmly into the public eye. This timely Handbook examines and responds to this pertinent topic, offering calculated solutions to food insecurity. Exploring an international range of perspectives surrounding food security, it illustrates clear links between food and broader social welfare policy and economic determinants.

Keywords: Business and Management; Development Studies; Law - Academic; Politics and Public Policy Sociology and Social Policy; Sustainable Development Goals (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
ISBN: 9781800378438
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Chapters in this book:

Ch 1 'The past is not dead': hunger and famine in Ireland , pp 27-37

Christine Kinealy

Ch 2 Hunger is a crime: why words matter , pp 38-47

Andy Fisher

Ch 3 Challenging corporate charity: food commons as a response to food insecurity , pp 48-56

Tara Kenny and Colin Sage

Ch 4 Championing the right to food in South Africa: the Dullah Omar Institute's experience , pp 58-71

Ebenezer Durojaye and Aisosa Jennifer Omoruyi

Ch 5 Food as a right in addressing food insecurity: a case study from Scotland , pp 72-82

Pete Ritchie and Chelsea Marshall

Ch 6 Nutrition measures and limits: the dominance of the USDA's Food Insecurity and Hunger Module and its adaptations , pp 84-97

Sinéad Furey and Emma Beacom

Ch 7 Comparative analysis of the measurement of food insecurity and implications for policy , pp 98-106

Catherine Littler, Susan Belyea and Jennifer Brady

Ch 8 Food and nutrition standards to address food insecurity , pp 107-117

Christina M. Pollard, Sharonna Mossenson and Sue Booth

Ch 9 What are the lived experiences of people who are food insecure? , pp 118-127

Danielle Gallegos and Rhonda Dryland

Ch 10 Tracking the extent and drivers of food insecurity and their effects on malnutrition syndemic in South Africa , pp 128-144

Zandile J. Mchiza, Yul D. Davids and Laurentia J. Opperman

Ch 11 Gender and food security: cross cutting or crossed out? The challenge of implementing 'gender-just' food security solutions , pp 145-161

Regina Murphy Keith

Ch 12 Can the Alma Ata principles of equity, governance and voice be used to balance the rising power of international corporations in global nutrition governance? , pp 163-182

Regina Murphy Keith

Ch 13 Food security lessons from exemplars in stunting reduction , pp 183-201

Jamal Yearwood, Nadia Akseer, Goutham Kandru and Zulfiqar A. Bhutta

Ch 14 The financialization of agricultural commodities: implications for food security , pp 202-214

S. Ryan Isakson, Jennifer Clapp and Phoebe Stephens

Ch 15 The role of financial markets in promoting food security , pp 215-230

Lee Hodgkinson

Ch 16 Global philanthropy and welfare capitalism: private-sector approaches to food insecurity , pp 231-241

Martin Caraher

Ch 17 The COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa: examples of practical solutions to address food insecurity among vulnerable citizens , pp 242-255

Zandile J. Mchiza, Yul D. Davids, Laurentia J. Opperman and Benjamin J. Roberts

Ch 18 Food insecurity policy in Brazil: responses and challenges , pp 256-276

Manuela Mika Jomori, Bruna Leal Lima Maciel, Silvia Aparecida Zimmermann and Martin Caraher

Ch 19 Response to the food insecurity crisis during the COVID-19 pandemic: a case study from Colombia , pp 277-285

Martha Alicia Cadavid Castro, Lorena Patricia Mancilla Lopez, Luis Alirio López Giraldo, Pablo Andres Maya Duque, Briana Davahiva Gómez Ramirez and Juan Camilo Sánchez Gil

Ch 20 Government and foodbank food security policy governance: Australian and United States COVID-19 responses , pp 286-296

Sue Booth, Claire Pulker and Christina M. Pollard

Ch 21 Smart farming for food security and sustainability: facing the dilemma of small companies - the Siena Food Lab project , pp 297-310

Cristina Santini, Alessio Cavicchi, Simone Cresti, Cristiana Tozzi and Angelo Riccaboni

Ch 22 The cooperation dilemma: can agricultural cooperatives sustainably survive in a globalised food system while contributing to food security? , pp 311-323

Raquel Ajates

Ch 23 "Emergency feeding" in America: making words and deeds actually matter , pp 324-332

Greg Silverman

Ch 24 The intransigence of food insecurity: questioning the realities , pp 334-352

Tim Lang

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