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Food and Agricultural Security: An Introduction to the Special Issue

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  • Adesoji Adelaja

    (Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource Economics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
    Adesoji Adelaja is the John A. Hannah Distinguished Professor in Land Policy, Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource Economics, Michigan State University (MSU).)

  • Justin George

    (Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource Economics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
    Justin George is Assistant Professor, Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource Economics, Michigan State University.)

Abstract

Food and agricultural security are important elements of sustainable development, especially in developing countries. This is because progress in agriculture is fundamental to the structural transformation of developing economies while food security is an important indicator of progress made in economic development. Indeed, agricultural security and food security are intrinsically linked in the development process, as recognized by the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations. The nexus between food and agricultural security is so vast. This special issue only attempts to highlight two important dimensions: (a) the role of resilience in mitigating the impacts of shocks on food and agricultural security and (b) unique challenges faced in sustainable agriculture development and the analysis of best practices. The other nine articles in this special issue cover a wide range, including (a) food security, sustainability and the achievement of SDG goals; resilience and conflict; forced displacement and agriculture; and shocks and structural transformation in sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries; and, beyond SSA, (b) food self-sufficiency, public perceptions about good agricultural practices, environmental impacts of alternate crops, gender issues in agroforestry systems and food system transformation. Collectively, these articles highlight the link between food and agriculture security, environmental sustainability and resilience.

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  • Adesoji Adelaja & Justin George, 2021. "Food and Agricultural Security: An Introduction to the Special Issue," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(21), pages 1-7, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:13:y:2021:i:21:p:12129-:d:671177
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