ABSTRACT
The world would be food-secure when each and every person could be assured of access at all times to the food required for a healthy and productive life. Food security is jointly determined by availability of food and access to it. Availability does not guarantee access, but access to food is contingent on there being food available. National, regional or local availability of food is a function of food production, stockholding and trade. Despite impressive food production growth, which means that enough food is available to meet the basic needs of each and every person in the world, not all people are food-secure. Among the major driving forces influencing, or challenging, access to sufficient food are income levels and economic growth, human resource development, and population growth and movements. Poor people have low productivity and lack secure access to productive resources and remunerative employment.
