Agricultural Perspective on Global Food Security

Abstract

Throughout history, food security has been a critical concern for human societies. Concern over the effects of population increase and economic development/crisis on global food production and security has grown over the past few decades. This review's goal was to provide a comprehensive overview of the definitions of food security, the global food security concept, and, lastly, the importance of agriculture for sustainability and ecosystem services on a global scale in addition to feeding the globe. We examined three scientific databases—Pub Med, Scopus, and Science Direct—for English-language publications between January 2000 and April 2013 in order to find articles pertinent to our issue. A literature review found 1945 articles, but only 35 were chosen after being filtered by titles, abstracts, and complete papers. Numerous elements related to agriculture and food security were discovered in these publications. Feeding the world's nine billion inhabitants is a formidable task that calls for adjustments to both agricultural productivity and the global food security agenda for the ensuing decades.