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SUBMITTER: Choudhury S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5727671 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Choudhury Samira S Headey Derek D
Global food security 20171201
Little previous research has explored what drives the diversification of national food supplies (DFS) across countries and regions. We construct and analyse a cross-country dataset linking a simple DFS indicator - the share of calories supplied by nonstaple foods - with structural transformation and agroecological indicators. Panel econometric models show that several indicators of structural transformation (economic growth, urbanization and demographic change) are strong predictors of diversifi ...[more]