Contents
Key Judgments 3
Scope Note 10
Definitions 11
Discussion 13
Increasing Food Insecurity 13
Threats to Local Food Availability 13
Declining Purchasing Power 15
Counterproductive Government Policies 16
Shifting Demographics 16
Constraints on Key Inputs 17
Regions at Risk 19
Outlook by Region 19
Improving Food Access 22
Lesser-Used Strategies 22
Traditional Approaches 25
Implications for the United States 30
Higher Expectations 31
Working With Partners 32
Annex A. Research Used for This Assessment 33
Annex B. Methodological Note 35
Annex C. Food Supply-and-Demand Outlook and Key Agricultural Commodities 37
Annex D. Food, Water, and Energy Nexus 45
Annex E. Food Safety 49
Annex F. The South China Sea and Indian Ocean Fisheries 51
Annex G. Estimative Language 55