The Handbook on Public Policy and Food Security provides multi-disciplinary insights into food security analysis across the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). As food security is an essential outcome and a part of sustainable and healthy food systems, this Handbook addresses the urgent need to provide a comprehensive overview of the field’s current developments. Paired chapters focuses on a specific SDG in turn, presenting an overview and using qualitative and quantitative methodological approaches to assess the impact of food security on the attainment of the specific goal, and the evaluation of the impact of the goal on food security. This Handbook brings together experts in the field who advocate for a food systems approach, highlighting how various components of a food system function together to achieve the goal of food security for all. The cross-policy themes covered extend beyond the SDGs, proving relevant for public policy and food security in the foreseeable future. This erudite Handbook will be highly informative for academics, researchers and students in agricultural economics, development studies, human geography, human rights and comparative social policy. It will also be beneficial for professionals working in public policy, NGOs and multilateral organisations who are interested in understanding food security and nutrition monitoring.

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Contents: Preface: The challenge and motivation informing the need for this handbook xix 1 Introduction to public policy and food security 1 Sheryl L. Hendriks and Suresh C. Babu 2 The origin and progress of the Sustainable Development Goals 14 Babatunde Abidoye, Selma T. Karuaihe, and Tauhidur Rahman 3 What is food security? 24 Sheryl L. Hendriks and Suresh C. Babu 4 Food systems and the sustainability agenda 31 Sheryl L. Hendriks 5 An overview of Sustainable Development Goal 2: Zero hunger 40 Jannie Armstrong and Scott Drimie 6 Where do we begin to create sustainable food systems? 50 Angela McIntyre 7 Food security assessment methods 63 Carlo Cafiero 8 Sustainable Development Goal 1: Ending poverty 78 Suresh C. Babu and Nandita Srivastava 9 Approaches to assessing poverty and food security 88 Valiant O. Odhiambo 10 Sustainable Development Goal 3: Good health and well-being 98 Suresh C. Babu and Nandita Srivastava 11 Approaches to assessing malnutrition and its impact on food security 107 Suresh C. Babu and Joseph Tinarwo 12 Sustainable Development Goal 4: Quality education 117 Irma Eloff 13 Approaches to assessing the impact of education on food security 128 Wegayehu Fitawek 14 Sustainable Development Goal 5: Gender and inequality 139 Elizabeth Mkandawire and Andrea du Toit 15 Approaches to assessing the impact of gender inequality on food security and nutrition 150 Andrea du Toit and Elizabeth Mkandawire 16 Sustainable Development Goal 6: Ensuring the availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all 161 Barbara van Koppen 17 Approaches to assessing the impact of poor sanitation on child nutrition 170 Mousumi K. Bhattacharjee and Suresh C. Babu 18 Sustainable Development Goal 7: Affordable and clean energy 181 Alisher Mirzabaev and Qiu Chen 19 Assessing the economics of fuel for food: Approaches to assessment of time allocations for household chores and roles 190 S.N. Gajanan and Suresh C. Babu 20 Sustainable Development Goal 8: Decent work and economic growth 200 Clement K. Kyei 21 Approaches to analysing labour productivity in agriculture and food systems 210 John M. Ulimwengu, Sunday P. Odjo and Lea Magne-Domgho 22 Sustainable Development Goal 9: Industry, innovation and infrastructure 219 Shweta Sinha, Sukoluhle Mazwane, Moraka N. Makhura and Andrea du Toit 23 Digital agrifood ecosystems: Digital platforms for inclusive, efficient, sustainable food systems to achieve food security 229 Athula Ginige, Lasanthi N.C. de Silva and Ganganee C. Samaraweera 24 Sustainable Development Goal 10: Reduce Inequality within and among countries 242 Wegayehu Fitawek and Sheryl L. Hendriks 25 Assessing the impact of inequality on food security 255 Wegayehu Fitawek and Sheryl L. Hendriks 26 Sustainable Development Goal 11: Make cities inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable 263 Lilian Nkengla-Asi, María del Rosario Castro Bernardini, Marc J. Cohen, Laté Lawson-Lartego, and Kristin Coates 27 Approaches to population estimations and their use in food policy analysis in urban settings 276 S.J. Balaji and Suresh C. Babu 28 Sustainable Development Goal 12 : Sustainable consumption and production patterns 284 Olivia Sylvester 29 Empirical approaches to assess impacts of food loss and waste on food systems’ productivity and sustainability 294 Lerato Phali, Mancoba Mndzebele, Pamela Madududu and Prisca Atieno 30 Sustainable Development Goal 13: Urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts 306 Enoch Owusu-Sekyere, Yong S. Nyam, Obakeng T. Selelo and Dora A. Torsu 31 Approaches to evaluating the impact of climate change on food security 317 Enoch Owusu-Sekyere 32 Sustainable Development Goal 14: Life below water 328 Prisca Atieno and Sheryl L. Hendriks 33 Empirical approaches for estimating impacts of life below water on food system productivity and sustainability 339 Prisca Atieno and Pamela Madududu 34 Sustainable Development Goal 15: Life on land 349 Wegayehu Fitawek and Sheryl L. Hendriks 35 Measuring the impact of life on land on food system productivity and sustainability 360 Pamela Madududu and Yetunde Olugbade 36 Sustainable Development Goal 16: Peace, justice and strong institutions 371 James S. Mukombwe, Andrea du Toit and Sheryl Hendriks 37 Approaches to assessing the impact of conflict, injustice and weak institutions on food security and nutrition 381 James S Mukombwe and Andrea du Toit 38 Sustainable Development Goal 17: Partnerships for the goals 389 Moraka N. Makhura 39 Mutual Accountability for Food Security and Sustainable Development 401 James F. Oehmke, Biniam Iyob, Nathan Kline, and Billy Hall 40 Epilogue: The significant role of public policy analysis and evidence in informing policy change and informing our future 419 Sheryl L. Hendriks and Suresh C. Babu