This edited volume brings together contributions from experts on a range of food security
issues and examines them through a number of case studies. A Millennium Development goal and
important policy concern food security is experiencing renewed interest due to globalisation
which has led to population affluence changing consumption and production and trade patterns.
The authors discuss how globalisation brings a new dimension to the discussion on public policy
on food security and consider the extent to which Global Value Chains (GVCs) dominate trade
investment and international agricultural markets. Food Security and Sustainability therefore
sheds new light on the nexus of food security and globalization as well as its implications
for investment and financing in the agro-food sector. The volume draws on papers presented at
the inaugural Workshop of the Mediterranean Center for Food Security and Sustainable Growth
(MED-SEC) an international network of academics focusing on issues of development
sustainability and food security.
