A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
'No food in the house': policy ambiguity, inaction, and food insecurity
Does food security policy effectively translate into more food for people? This article draws on a case study of a child undernutrition rehabilitation centre in a food-insecure district in western Africa, and shows that policy intentions are often not realized and policy recommendations not put into practice for reasons beyond local control. A major barrier to successful policy implementation is the ambiguity of responsibility and the expectation that national governments and local communities can single-handedly assure food security to their citizens. In the case of poor and food-insecure nations, this expectation is impractical and unethical because global power inequalities in the current economic world system mean that local and state power to influence international food supply production and distribution is limited.
'No food in the house': policy ambiguity, inaction, and food insecurity
Does food security policy effectively translate into more food for people? This article draws on a case study of a child undernutrition rehabilitation centre in a food-insecure district in western Africa, and shows that policy intentions are often not realized and policy recommendations not put into practice for reasons beyond local control. A major barrier to successful policy implementation is the ambiguity of responsibility and the expectation that national governments and local communities can single-handedly assure food security to their citizens. In the case of poor and food-insecure nations, this expectation is impractical and unethical because global power inequalities in the current economic world system mean that local and state power to influence international food supply production and distribution is limited.
'No food in the house': policy ambiguity, inaction, and food insecurity
Kiggins, Elizabeth (author) / Erikson, Susan L. (author)
Community development journal ; 48 ; 623-
2013-10-01
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
| British Library Conference Proceedings | 1988
Household Vulnerability to Food Insecurity and the Regional Food Insecurity Gap in Kenya
| DOAJ | 2021
The Prevalence of Urban Food Production and Food Insecurity in Southern African Cities
| British Library Conference Proceedings | 2014