Exploring the Potential Role and Contribution of Services Trade Liberalisation towards Food Security:

2017 ◽  
pp. 179-210
Author(s):  
Alexander C. Chandra ◽  
Herjuno N. Kinasih
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Potential Role ◽  
Trade Liberalisation ◽  
Services Trade

scholarly journals Nutritional Composition of Five Spontaneous Wild Plants Used as Human Foods in Côte d’ivoire Areas (West Africa), a Potential Role in Household Food Security

2018 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 171-178
Author(s):  
Stephane-Joel Ehouan Ehile ◽  
Nestor Kouakou Kouassi ◽  
Camille Adam Kouame ◽  
Denis Yao N`Dri ◽  
Georges N`guessan Amani
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
West Africa ◽  
Cote D'ivoire ◽  
Potential Role ◽  
Côte D’Ivoire ◽  
Nutritional Composition ◽  
Wild Plants ◽  
Household Food Security ◽  
Cote D’Ivoire ◽  
Household Food

Sovereign Debt and the Right to Food

2018 ◽  
pp. 186-209
Author(s):  
Olivier De Schutter
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Food Insecurity ◽  
Sovereign Debt ◽  
Food Sovereignty ◽  
Trade Liberalisation ◽  
Traditional Food ◽  
Right To Food ◽  
Private And Public ◽  
The Right ◽  
State Subsidies

Sovereign debt and the measures imposed on indebted nations, in conjunction with trade liberalisation under the WTO or other similar regimes have forced many countries to forego traditional food security schemes, particularly through state subsidies. As a result, price fluctuations in staple commodities as well as currency fluctuations have forced poorer nations to effectively surrender their food sovereignty in favour of their multilateral trade obligations, investment obligations and debt repayment agreements with both private and public lenders, particularly through the facilitation of multilateral development banks. This chapter traces the roots of food insecurity as a result of sovereign debt-related measures, policies and effects. It does so through particular paradigms, especially through the work of pertinent UN mandates. It examines in what manner the right to food, as enshrined in the ICESCR, may be fulfilled as well as how food security can co-exist alongside trade liberalisation.

scholarly journals Blockchain Technology for Trustworthy Operations in the Management of Strategic Grain Reserves

Foods ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 2323
Author(s):  
Adnan Iftekhar ◽  
Xiaohui Cui ◽  
Yiping Yang
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Potential Role ◽  
Climate Models ◽  
Environmental Research ◽  
Genetics Research ◽  
Blockchain Technology ◽  
Distributed Ledger ◽  
Reserve Management ◽  
Governance Systems ◽  
National Food Security

Food is a daily requirement for everyone, while production patterns are seasonal. Producing sufficient nutrients is becoming more difficult because water and soil resources are already stressed and are becoming increasingly strained by climate change. Improving food security requires expertise in various areas, including sophisticated climate models, genetics research, market and household behaviour modelling, political shock modelling, and comprehensive environmental research. Additionally, governments stockpile grains to enhance national food security. These reserves should engage in markets only according to clear and transparent regulations and within defined price ranges to facilitate market functioning. It increases the demand for better technology in public administration to boost the management and distribution capacity while concentrating on improved controls and transparent governance systems. Blockchain technology emerges as a promising technology to enhance visibility, transparency, and data integrity with an immutable distributed ledger to increase trust in the parties’ business transactions. This paper discusses blockchain technology and its potential role in strategic grain reserve management.

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