Open AccessFood and thriving people: paradigm shifts for fair and sustainable food systems
Author(s) -
Tansey Geoff
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
food and energy security
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.253
H-Index - 25
ISSN - 2048-3694
DOI - 10.1002/fes3.22
Subject(s) - thriving , food security , sustainable agriculture , food systems , malnutrition , paradigm shift , sustainable development , business , environmental ethics , natural resource economics , political science , environmental planning , environmental resource management , environmental economics , economic growth , sociology , sustainability , economics , agriculture , geography , social science , ecology , law , biology , philosophy , epistemology
This article looks beyond the physical sciences to address the problems of hunger, malnutrition, and environmental degradation. It discusses the challenges and problems with global food security and where and why paradigm shifts are needed to meet those challenges in a fair and sustainable way. It discusses food's role as a satisfier of human need, the importance of history in aiding the understanding of contemporary challenges and the fundamental changes needed to achieve the goal of fair and sustainable food systems.