Agricultural Resources and Environmental Indicators: Sustainable Resource Use and Global Food Security
Keith Wiebe
No. (AH722) ,
September 2000
The notion of food security has expanded in recent years from a relatively static focus on food availability to one that recognizes longer-term concerns about access and resources. At the same time, economists have been working to incorporate changes in the quality and quantity of natural and other resources into measures of national income and wealth. A review of trends in global and regional food production, population growth, and resource use helps illustrate the relationship between sustainable resource use and food security, and indicates the continuing importance of the role that U.S. agriculture will play in meeting these goals in the 21st century.
Keywords: sustainability, resource use, global, food security, food availability, food access, ERS, USDA
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Contents
- Resources and Food Security
- Global Trends in Food Availability and Access
- Global Resource Trends
- Implications for Sustainability and Global Food Security
- Implications for Resource Use in the United States
- Other Challenges to Sustainable Resource Use and Global Food Security
- References
- Glossary
See other chapters in the Agricultural Resources and Environmental Indicators series.
Updated date: September 20, 2000
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