Setting priorities to address the research gaps between agricultural systems analysis and food security outcomes in low- and middle-income countries
This document assesses the current state of practice for the representation of food security indicators in agricultural systems models and provides recommendations for improvements in both model formulation and the empirical evidence base underlying it. This assessment was based on a review of existing conceptual frameworks linking agriculture and food security, the indicators most commonly used to represent food security dimensions (availability, access, utilization and stability) and studies using models to assess household and regional food security.
Citation
Nicholson CF, Stephens EC, Jones AD, Kopainsky B, Parsons D, Garrett J. 2019. Setting priorities to address the research gaps between agricultural systems analysis and food security outcomes in low- and middle-income countries. CCAFS Working Paper no. 255. Wageningen, the Netherlands: CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS). Available online at: www.ccafs.cgiar.org