<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Addressing poverty issues in the developing world, and hunger issues in particular, is top of the global list of collective actions. However, in spite of the right-to-food commitments taken by global leaders and the international community, the problems are persisting. This article analyses the concept of “right-to-food” from legal and political points of view and looks at the shortcomings for its implementation. A governance analysis is provided together with recommendations for improvement. The experience of the European Union of economic coordination is utilised for improving intergovernmental cooperation for food security. The Food Security Implementation Procedure is considered as a soft method based on a voluntary participation with an objective to strengthen international coordination, national ownership and effective involvement of the non-public sector.</p></abstract>

Addressing poverty issues in the developing world, and hunger issues in particular, is top of the global list of collective actions. However, in spite of the right-to-food commitments taken by global leaders and the international community, the problems are persisting. This article analyses the concept of “right-to-food” from legal and political points of view and looks at the shortcomings for its implementation. A governance analysis is provided together with recommendations for improvement. The experience of the European Union of economic coordination is utilised for improving intergovernmental cooperation for food security. The Food Security Implementation Procedure is considered as a soft method based on a voluntary participation with an objective to strengthen international coordination, national ownership and effective involvement of the non-public sector.

Right-to-Food: Strengthening the Legal and Political Concepts Through Soft Governance

General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union

Visegrad Journal on Bioeconomy and Sustainable Development

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Addressing poverty issues in the developing world, and hunger issues in particular, is top of the global list of collective actions. However, in spite of the...

Right-to-Food: Strengthening the Legal and Political Concepts Through Soft Governance

Published Online: Jun 16, 2016

Page range: 2 - 9

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/vjbsd-2016-0001

Keywords
food security, benchmarking, management of food availability, Africa

© 2016 Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Right-to-Food: Strengthening the Legal and Political Concepts Through Soft Governance

Published Online: Jun 16, 2016

Page range: 2 - 9

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/vjbsd-2016-0001

Keywordsfood security, benchmarking, management of food availability, Africa

© 2016 Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
food security, benchmarking, management of food availability, Africa