Introduction: towards a reassessment of food deprivation in Africa

Luke, David (2025) Introduction: towards a reassessment of food deprivation in Africa. In: Luke, David, (ed.) How Africa Eats: Trade, Food Security and Climate Risks. LSE Press, London, UK, 1 - 8. ISBN 9781911712343

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Abstract

Why do images and reports of starving and malnourished Africans pop up so often in the media? What are the actual dimensions of the problem? What has trade and climate got to do with it? These are among the questions this book seeks to answer, in an effort to explain why Africa struggles with food availability and stability that are the essential pillars of food security, and what can be done about it. The intersection between trade and agriculture policies and a changing climate is fundamental to the enquiry. This introductory chapter to How Africa Eats sets out the scale of the problem, how to define, measure and monitor food deprivation and hunger and the challenges of the food system, and outlines the research focus of the book.

Item Type:	Book Section
Additional Information:	© 2025 The Author(s)
Divisions:	Firoz Lalji Institute for Africa
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HF Commerce H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions
JEL classification:	Q - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics > Q1 - Agriculture > Q18 - Agricultural Policy; Food Policy Q - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics > Q1 - Agriculture > Q17 - Agriculture in International Trade Q - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics > Q5 - Environmental Economics > Q54 - Climate; Natural Disasters
Date Deposited:	15 Jul 2025 13:45
Last Modified:	31 Oct 2025 08:48
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/128834

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