Impact of Global Challenges on the State of World Food Security
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https://doi.org/10.52320/dav.v23i1.423Keywords:
Food security, global challenges, hunger, food crises, supply chains, food systems resilience, innovationsAbstract
Food Security Management in the Era of Global Challenges: From Resilience to Innovation. The article examines current problems of ensuring food security under multiple global challenges. The evolution of the food security concept from a narrow definition to a multifaceted system covering economic, social, environmental and political factors is analyzed.
Four main "pillars" of food security (availability, access, utilization, stability) and five levels of its provision (global, regional, national, local, household) are identified. Particular attention is paid to analyzing global and regional hunger indicators: in 2024, 638 to 720 million people suffered from hunger, representing 7.8-8.8% of the world's population.
Significant regional inequality in food security provision is revealed. The most critical situation is observed in Africa, where almost a quarter of the population (21.3-24.4%) suffers from undernourishment. Three main drivers of food crises are identified: conflicts (45.9% of population in need), extreme weather events (28.8%), and economic shocks (25.3%).
The impact of war in Ukraine on global food security is examined, particularly on African and Middle Eastern countries dependent on Ukrainian grain exports. The necessity of developing innovative, adaptive and resilient food supply chain architecture based on decentralization and digital monitoring principles is substantiated.
By applying a systemic approach, statistical-economic analysis, and the method of logical generalization, the article examines the impact of global challenges on the state of world food security, which allowed for the identification of key determinants of modern food crises and the assessment of regional inequality in access to food
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