The Challenge of Food Security - International Policy and Regulatory Frameworks Author Rayfuse R., Weisfelt N. Date 2012 Source IUCN (ID: MON-093238) Publisher | Place of publication Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd | Cheltenham, United Kingdom ISBN 978-0-85793-937-1 Document type Monography/book Language English Field of application International Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Food security Abstract This study addresses the pressing issue of food security through a range of interdisciplinary contributions, providing both scholarly and policy-making perspectives. It sets the discussion on food security within the little-studied context of its international legal and regulatory framework. The contributors explore the key issues from a development perspective and through the lens of existing governance and policy systems with a view to articulating how these systems can be made more effective in dealing with the roots of food insecurity. DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.4337/9780857939388