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2017 | OriginalPaper | Chapter
1. Introduction
Author : Ekaterina Dorodnykh
Published in: Economic and Social Impacts of Food Self-Reliance in the Caribbean
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
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Abstract
This book represents a comprehensive analysis of food-import dependency in the Caribbean region. The study contributes to the existing body of knowledge related to food-import dependency and its impact on food and nutrition security, and evaluates the economic and social benefits of food self-reliance strategy aimed to improve domestic food production and food security. An important feature of this project is the analysis of the Caribbean food insecurity from a broader perspective, where food insecurity is much more than agriculture and food, as there are many other issues involved. In particular, the main research component of this project is to demonstrate that food self-reliance strategy in selected food sectors in the Caribbean countries can not only reduce food security risks but also provide important socio-economic multiplier effects (foreign exchange savings, job creation, tax generation).