The report suggests priorities for policy research to support action to improve food security and nutrition in Eurasia.
Solid evidence is critically important for policy-making. A new ECFS report by Per Pinstrup-Andersen identifies knowledge gaps for which additional evidence is needed to assist policy-making to improve food security and nutrition in the Eurasian countries.
The paper "Suggested Priorities for Policy Research to Improve Food Security and Nutrition in Eurasia" has benefitted from expert consultations and a review of available literature. The paper does not make recommendations about priority policy action, but instead it attempts to identify important knowledge gaps for which new policy research is needed. The suggested priority policy research is organized into the following four sets of challenges and opportunities:
1. Improving the diets of the Eurasian population
2. Meeting future food demands; enhancing agricultural incomes; and improving national, regional, and international supply chains
3. Sustainably managing natural resources
4. Managing risk and uncertainty
Seventeen subjects for priority policy research are suggested. They cut across the four challenges mentioned above, and are listed in the report in order of perceived priority.
