A systematic review of progress in food security research and implications for achievement of the UN’s zero-hunger goal in Bangladesh
Despite numerous policy initiatives to achieve food security, more than 2 billion people are food insecure across the world. Food security research can help addressing food insecurity effectively by summarizing the state of knowledge and providing future research direction to make sure no one is lef...
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| description | Despite numerous policy initiatives to achieve food security, more than 2 billion people are food insecure across the world. Food security research can help addressing food insecurity effectively by summarizing the state of knowledge and providing future research direction to make sure no one is left behind. Yet, there are no comprehensive studies of food security research in Global South countries such as in Bangladesh, where nearly one-third of the population is food insecure. Here, this systematic review aims to identify the progress, gaps, and future research directions for food security in Bangladesh by investigating current research trends and the influence of socioeconomic and environmental drivers on food security and recommend policy interventions for achieving the zero-hunger goal of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). We systematically reviewed articles both quantitatively and qualitatively and summarized the trends, methods, challenges, and opportunities of food security research in Bangladesh. Our findings reveal that longitudinal trends and inequality in food security across administrative and agroecological zones are underexplored. Moreover, most studies focused on the influence of socioeconomic drivers, with insufficient attention to environmental drivers, and none examined the causal relationships among them. The access and availability dimensions of food security are the most studied, while stability and utilization are the least addressed in food security research. Addressing these gaps is essential for establishing a sustainable food system that may help Bangladesh achieving the SDG target of ending hunger (SDG 2) and ensuring no one is left behind. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-58d1921bbb9d40ae864e2bfb4600a9472025-08-20T02:06:58ZengIOP PublishingEnvironmental Research: Food Systems2976-601X2024-01-012101500310.1088/2976-601X/ad93dcA systematic review of progress in food security research and implications for achievement of the UN’s zero-hunger goal in BangladeshAbdul Mohammed Mokter Hossain0https://orcid.org/0009-0002-6786-4789Md Sarwar Hossain1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6101-659XCecilia Tortajada2https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6308-4924School of Social and Environmental Sustainability, University of Glasgow , Dumfries, United KingdomSchool of Social and Environmental Sustainability, University of Glasgow , Dumfries, United KingdomSchool of Social and Environmental Sustainability, University of Glasgow , Dumfries, United KingdomDespite numerous policy initiatives to achieve food security, more than 2 billion people are food insecure across the world. Food security research can help addressing food insecurity effectively by summarizing the state of knowledge and providing future research direction to make sure no one is left behind. Yet, there are no comprehensive studies of food security research in Global South countries such as in Bangladesh, where nearly one-third of the population is food insecure. Here, this systematic review aims to identify the progress, gaps, and future research directions for food security in Bangladesh by investigating current research trends and the influence of socioeconomic and environmental drivers on food security and recommend policy interventions for achieving the zero-hunger goal of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). We systematically reviewed articles both quantitatively and qualitatively and summarized the trends, methods, challenges, and opportunities of food security research in Bangladesh. Our findings reveal that longitudinal trends and inequality in food security across administrative and agroecological zones are underexplored. Moreover, most studies focused on the influence of socioeconomic drivers, with insufficient attention to environmental drivers, and none examined the causal relationships among them. The access and availability dimensions of food security are the most studied, while stability and utilization are the least addressed in food security research. Addressing these gaps is essential for establishing a sustainable food system that may help Bangladesh achieving the SDG target of ending hunger (SDG 2) and ensuring no one is left behind.https://doi.org/10.1088/2976-601X/ad93dcfood securityinequalitycausal relationshipSDGagroecological zonesglobal south |
| spellingShingle | Abdul Mohammed Mokter Hossain Md Sarwar Hossain Cecilia Tortajada A systematic review of progress in food security research and implications for achievement of the UN’s zero-hunger goal in Bangladesh Environmental Research: Food Systems food security inequality causal relationship SDG agroecological zones global south |
| title | A systematic review of progress in food security research and implications for achievement of the UN’s zero-hunger goal in Bangladesh |
| title_full | A systematic review of progress in food security research and implications for achievement of the UN’s zero-hunger goal in Bangladesh |
| title_fullStr | A systematic review of progress in food security research and implications for achievement of the UN’s zero-hunger goal in Bangladesh |
| title_full_unstemmed | A systematic review of progress in food security research and implications for achievement of the UN’s zero-hunger goal in Bangladesh |
| title_short | A systematic review of progress in food security research and implications for achievement of the UN’s zero-hunger goal in Bangladesh |
| title_sort | systematic review of progress in food security research and implications for achievement of the un s zero hunger goal in bangladesh |
| topic | food security inequality causal relationship SDG agroecological zones global south |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1088/2976-601X/ad93dc |
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