List of figures. List of tables. List of boxes. Preface. Acknowledgements. List of abbreviations. Food security and related variables. ; Part 1: Introduction 1. Food security: concept and measurement 2. Global food security: an overview; Part 2: Food security: demand side 3. Population and food...

"This book looks at food security from a socio-economic perspective. It offers a detailed and systematic examination of food security from its historical backgrounds, concepts and measurements, to the determinants and approaches to achieve food security. The book also introduces the key...

Introduction -- Existing studies on China's food security -- China's food security practice in the past -- Current status of food security in China -- China's quest for food security : the challenges ahead -- China and the global food security