Open AccessFood and Nutrition Policies of African Countries
Author(s) -
Thimba Lurch,
Thabanu Rhushine,
Nyoki Shimpiwe
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal papier public review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2709-023X
DOI - 10.47667/ijppr.v2i4.106
Subject(s) - food security , agriculture , shock (circulatory) , empowerment , business , circulation (fluid dynamics) , food policy , food systems , food prices , food insecurity , food supply , economics , development economics , natural resource economics , economic policy , agricultural economics , economic growth , geography , engineering , medicine , archaeology , aerospace engineering
The food crisis that is currently being faced by the world is very vulnerable to the survival of mankind. A food crisis usually begins with a shock to either supply or demand for food and often involves a sudden spike in food prices. Food security is a flexible concept that is reflected in many attempts at every definition used in research and policy. Empowerment of farmers in the African agricultural sector is the key to realizing African food security. The strategy of privatizing agricultural inputs by prohibiting the circulation of traditional seeds indirectly forces small farmers to buy private agricultural inputs