Food security
(Book)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Countries across the world are battling soaring food prices, food-borne illnesses, food shortages, and the detrimental effects of certain farming and manufacturing practices on health, nutrition, and the environment. Even in the United States, which historically has had an abundant food supply, increasing numbers of people are suffering from food insecurity, especially since the onset of the global financial crisis. A history of efforts by private and governmental groups to combat food insecurity is examined, follwd by case studies of food security issues in the United States, Bangladesh, China, the Deomcratic Republic of Congo, Haiti, and Yemen.