Global Food Security Governance - 9781138574861

Taylor & Francis

Global Food Security GovernanceCivil society engagement in the reformed Committee on World Food Security\nAuthor(s): Jessica Duncan\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138574861, 978-1138574861\nSynopsis\nIn 2007/8 world food prices spiked and global economic crisis set in, leaving hundreds of millions of people unable to access adequate food. The international reaction was swift. In a bid for leadership, the 123 member countries of the United Nations Committee on World Food Security (CFS) adopted a series of reforms with the aim of becoming the foremost international, inclusive and intergovernmental platform for food security. Central to the reform was the inclusion of participants (including civil society and the private sector) across all activities of the Committee. \n\nDrawing on data collected from policy documents, interviews and participant observation, this book examines the re-organization and functioning.