ABSTRACT
Humankind has rarely been able to achieve balance among adequate food production, food allocation, food distribution, safe fi nancial mechanisms in agriculture, consumption and economies of scale that provide satisfactory nutrition for all.It has been duly noted that pestilence and drought may be caused by nature, but that famine and starvation are caused by people. Food security is the availability of and adequate access to nutritious food. An adequate food supply is foundational to human security and development. Owing to the complex interplay of economic issues, global change, population development and consequent increased demands, altered social expectations, resource depletion, and geopolitical instability, global food security is now a regional public health crisis.
