Avoiding Future Famines: Strengthening the Ecological Basis of Food Security through Sustainable Food Systems

Release Date: October 2012

The report addresses an important aspect of the food security discourse: the ecological foundation of food security. The report argues that while factors such as availability, access, utilization and stability must be given adequate attention for global food security to be achieved, an underlying factor – the ecological dimension is not only largely being overlooked but is also being undermined.