...Khondoker Abdul Mottaleb; Dil Bahadur Rahut; Gideon Kruseman; Olaf Erenstein Purpose Population and income are growing rapidly in South Asia, spurring the demand for food in general, and the demand for higher-valued food items in particular. This poses particular food security challenges...

...Martine Helms Sustainable development requires a deliberate choice in the direction of societal transition, but the options are narrowed down by the obligation to feed a growing world population. At present sufficient food is produced, but large differences exist in per capita supply. Poverty...

...Geoff Tansey Examines the food system and considers the impact of the following societal changes on it: increasing longevity and growing populations;increasing urbanization; globalization of the food market; changes in attitudes and values; decline of the traditional “housekeeping” role. Describes...