Arab horizon 2030
Subtitle: prospects for enhancing food security in the Arab region
By: lead authors were Susan Razzaz [and five others]
Publisher: Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia
Published: 2017
Place of publication: Beirut
Language: eng
Number of pages: 162
Copyright date: 2017
Subjects: Food security; Food supply; Lebensmittel; Ernährungssicherung
Description: "This publication aims to inform the debate on the status of food security in Arab countries, and provide policy options for enhancing food security in the future, in line with the overarching directions of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development"--Page 4 of cover.
Notes: "E/ESCWA/SDPD/2017/1."

"This report is the result of the combined efforts of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)--Acknowledgments.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 136-157).

Also available online.
Table of contents: title: Acknowledgements; title: Foreword; title: Executive summary; title: Abbreviations and acronyms; title: Introduction and concept of the publication; title: Part I. The big picture of food security in the Arab region; title: 1. Expanding populations are increasingly reliant on food imports; title: 2. Access to food is primarily an economic challenge; title: 3. Undernutrition and micronutrient deficiencies exist side by side with obesity; title: Part II. Selected thematic issued; title: 4. Continued important role of domestic agriculture; title: 5. Reliable trade is critical to food security in the region; title: 6. Food loss and waste an additional concern for the region; title: 7. Simulating future prospects of food security in the region; title: Summary and recommendations; title: References; title: Endnotes; title: List of tables; title: List of figures; title: List of maps; title: List of boxes.