| Title |
Aprūpinimas maistu – iššūkiai Europos Sąjungai |
| Translation of Title |
Food security : chalenges for European Union countries. |
| Authors |
Čiegis, Remigijus ; Kulvelytė, Birutė |
| Full Text |
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| Is Part of |
Vadybos mokslas ir studijos – kaimo verslų ir jų infrastruktūros plėtrai = Management theory and studies for rural business and infrastructure development : mokslo darbai.. Akademija : Lietuvos žemės ūkio universiteto Leidybos centras. 2010, Nr. 5 (24), p. 23-32.. ISSN 1822-6760. eISSN 2345-0355 |
| Keywords [eng] |
availability of food Western Europe ; Baltic and Eastern Europe counties food security ; sustainable development ; indicators |
| Abstract [eng] |
Food security situation in EU countries is evaluated with reference to theoretical and empirical material. Aim of the article – to evaluate food security possibilities in European Union. Object of the article – food security. Methods used: analysis of scientific literature, method of descriptive statistics analysis. In the article according to the collected theoretical and practical material, the food security indicators in Europe countries are analysed and food security situation in Western Europe, Baltic and Easten Europe counties is evaluated. The first part of this article considers the concept of food security. Food security concept involves these dimensions of food security: a) availability of food, b) access to food, c) food utilization, d) stability, and e) vulnerability. Research methodology is discussed in the second part of the article. Main food security indicators for comparison are chosen based on theoretical and analytical analysis. The third part of this article presents the evaluation of food security in Baltic and Easten European countries. |
| Published |
Akademija : Lietuvos žemės ūkio universiteto Leidybos centras |
| Type |
Journal article |
| Language |
Lithuanian |
| Publication date |
2010 |
| CC license |
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