04934nam a22005535i 4500001001800000003000900018005001700027007001500044008004100059020003700100024003500137050001600172072001500188072001600203072002300219072001900242100008800261245017900349250001800528264007900546300006600625336002600691337002600717338003600743347002400779490007500803505034300878520238101221650004703602650003503649650003403684650003203718650004503750650004703795650002803842650003403870650003203904650004703936700009103983710003404074773002604108776003604134776003604170830008204206856004604288912001404334912001504348999001704363978-3-031-66055-9DE-He21320251030113044.0cr nn 008mamaa240916s2024    sz |    s    |||| 0|eng d  a97830316605599978-3-031-66055-97 a10.1007/978-3-031-66055-92doi 4aHC121-239.5 7aKC2bicssc 7a1KL2bicssc 7aBUS0350002bisacsh 7aKCx1KL2thema1 aStanberry, Donovan.eauthor.4aut4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut98435610aFood Security in the Caribbeanh[electronic resource] :bHistorical Perspectives, Current Challenges, and Sustainable Solutions /cby Donovan Stanberry, Lystra Fletcher-Paul.  a1st ed. 2024. 1aCham :bSpringer Nature Switzerland :bImprint: Palgrave Macmillan,c2024.  aXXIV, 246 p. 38 illus., 37 illus. in color.bonline resource.  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  atext filebPDF2rda1 aPalgrave Studies in Agricultural Economics and Food Policy,x2662-38970 a1 Food Securty – Definition, Scope and Influencing Factors -- 2 Regional and National Institutional and Policy Support for Food Security -- 3 The State of Food Security in the Caribbean -- 4 Food Availability in the Caribbean -- 5 Food Access in the Caribbean -- 6 Food Utilization in the Caribbean -- 7 Food Stability in the Caribbean.  aFood security is a pressing concern in the Caribbean. Caribbean countries produce and export crops including sugar, bananas, and coffee, but this archipelago of states relies heavily on imported food when it comes to nourishing the Caribbean population. This is because the region does not have a robust domestic food crop or livestock sector. Much of the imported food is processed: high in sugar, fat, and salt. As a result, the region now has one of the highest rates of obesity in the Americas. And there are, as a consequence, heightened incidences of non-communicable diseases such as diabetes and hypertension. This negatively impacts the resources and budgets of health facilities in the Caribbean, which in turn hurts the developmental prospects of these Small Island Developing States (SIDS). Food Security in the Caribbean breaks down the concept of food security in all of its dimensions and critically analyzes the state of food security within four specific pillars: availability, access, utilization, and stability. Offering insights into key trends in food production, consumption, and access, the book combines data from the CARICOM Secretariat, Ministries of Agriculture, and other relevant institutions. Chapters highlight the historical and structural conditioning of the Caribbean agriculture sector as an exporter of select tropical commodities and overreliance on imports for domestic food consumption. Chapters critically examine the fitness of purpose of regional and national institutional frameworks, investment in infrastructure, land reform, and the development of appropriate agricultural research, technology, and extension systems. There is an examination of the role of neoliberal policies and the directives of international funding institutions. The authors also address important and emerging challenges posed by COVID-19 and supply chain issues resulting from international conflicts, such as the one in Ukraine. This is an invaluable resource for economic researchers, policymakers, practitioners, and students interested in addressing the complex challenges of food security in the Caribbean region and beyond. Donovan Stanberry is Campus Registrar of the University of the West Indies in Mona, Jamaica. Lystra Fletcher-Paul is a former lecturer in Biometrics at the University of the West Indies in St. Augustine in Trinidad and Tobago. 0aLatin AmericaxEconomic conditions.972546 0aAgriculturexEconomic aspects. 0aDevelopment economics.961731 0aInternational trade.958158 0aInternational economic relations.95810414aLatin American/Caribbean Economics.97254724aAgricultural Economics.24aDevelopment Economics.96173124aInternational Trade.95815824aInternational Political Economy’.9713741 aFletcher-Paul, Lystra.eauthor.4aut4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut9843572 aSpringerLink (Online service)0 tSpringer Nature eBook08iPrinted edition:z978303166054208iPrinted edition:z9783031660566 0aPalgrave Studies in Agricultural Economics and Food Policy,x2662-389798435840uhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-66055-9  aZDB-2-ECF  aZDB-2-SXEF  c63410d63410