Understanding Global Food Insecurity: An Economic Explanation?

Famine has returned to Africa, with 2011 witnessing the worst hunger crisis in over a decade. Experts point to a range of causes, from environmental to biological to political to economic. This lecture will explore economic explanations for global food insecurity, including rising food prices and growth of international land investment deals in low-income countries. What roles can governments, NGOs, multilateral aid institutions, and the private sector play in addressing the economic factors behind global food insecurity?
 
About the Speaker
Frederic Mousseau is the Policy Director at the Oakland Institute where he coordinates the Understanding Land Investment Deals in Africa project. Trained as an economist, Mr. Mousseau has worked as a staff member and consultant for international relief agencies for nearly two decades, including Action Against Hunger, Doctors Without Borders, and Oxfam International.

Co-sponsors:
African Studies Program
Development Studies
Global Health Institute
Land Tenure Center

This event was made possible thanks to a College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) Science Curriculum Internationalization Grant.