ABSTRACT
Severity and magnitude of food insecurity, measured by headcount of people suffering from hunger and malnourishment, is found to be the highest in South Asia among the world’s subregions. Following a brief description of the characteristics of food insecurity in South Asia, this chapter reveals how the problem is aggravated by deepening agrarian crises, rising threats of climate change and weaknesses of policy response mechanisms. Regional cooperation for exploiting synergies emerges as the most critical among factors influencing the likelihood of success of South Asia’s fight against hunger. Drawing from insights offered by the contributions in this volume, this chapter lays out a ten-point regional action agenda for achieving the goal of zero-hunger.
