In this issue of Baobab read more on Regional Food Systems and their role in food security and sustainable development.
As the effects of climate change manifest, there is need to explore and understand the relationship between food production systems and mechanisms for its delivery to consumers at local regional and global levels.
With increasing population, a changing global climate and varying patterns of utilisation of food crops, it is important that we create more platforms for discussions about food systems, the effect of food systems on human welfare depends on a range of factors including their environments; poverty status and their capacity to influence or be part of food systems either as producers, processors or consumers. As population increases and with it demand for more food, it is expected that pressure for mass production of food will threaten this diversity.
