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Food Security and Human Capital: An Exploratory Design for the Development of Rural Areas

In: Innovation and Knowledge in Agri-food and Environmental Systems

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  • Sveva Morgigni

    (University of Rome La Sapienza)

  • Francesco Zecca

    (University of Rome La Sapienza)

Abstract

The present work offers an insight into how the enhancement of human capital, through the means of food assistance, can represent a valuable tool for both the realization of the right to food and the developmental goal of a country. Despite its significance, this issue remains largely unexplored in international development research. Being the individuals’ ability to access food an integral part of a country’s present and future, various international legal instruments have enshrined it as a fundamental human rights norm. Nonetheless, all over the world, more than 821 million people are undernourished. We have explored possible solutions to formulate an encompassing strategy capable of addressing the specific needs of governments and its communities. Nowadays an important answer lies in conceptualizing food assistance as part of a wider notion of human development. We considered food security as part of human development, where food assistance becomes the enabler of human capital.

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  • Sveva Morgigni & Francesco Zecca, 2024. "Food Security and Human Capital: An Exploratory Design for the Development of Rural Areas," Springer Proceedings in Business and Economics, in: Alessio Cavicchi & Francesco Caracciolo & Maria Crescimanno & Maria De Salvo & Antonino Galati & Ant (ed.), Innovation and Knowledge in Agri-food and Environmental Systems, pages 59-63, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:prbchp:978-3-031-65168-7_9
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-65168-7_9
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