The food security equation in southern Africa.

Abstract

Research on food security in southern Africa is heavily biased in favor of increasing food availability. In the context of rapidly changing global and regional food outlooks however the food security research agenda must be reexamined. Each SADCC state should question what is the most cost effective mix of domestic food production and storage trade and/or food aid to meet national food security needs in the short and long runs. A global overview of the food situation is provided with particular attention to changing situations in both Africa and southern Africa. Challenges for food security researchers in southern Africa are discussed.