The FAO Food Security measure shows that the number of under-nourished Ghanaians has fallen from 64 to 12 percent … increased food availability. The paper shows that most of the increase in the DES was explained by an expansion in maize … and which met with significant political opposition. While food supply kept up with increased demand, the incidence of …

Food insecurity and illiteracy involve more than 800 million people today. In the proposed paper, I argue that … education is a fundamental factor in achieving food security for rural populations in developing countries. I base my arguments … education. In this paper I focus on the instrumental role of education for food security, by posing the question: Is education …

has raised considerable debate about the world's ability to meet future food needs (Rosegrant et. al. 2001a; Scanes and … Miranowski 2004). However, food is only one serious concern. The implications of a parallel, but related, growth in demand for … by the year 2025, of which 21 will be low-income food-deficit countries home to 1.8 billion people (IWMI 2000). The task …