"Preface" [2012] ELECD 1045; in Rayfuse, Rosemary; Weisfelt, Nicole (eds), "The Challenge of Food Security" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2012) x

Book Title: The Challenge of Food Security

Editor(s): Rayfuse, Rosemary; Weisfelt, Nicole

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

ISBN (hard cover): 9780857939371

Section Title: Preface

Number of pages: 2

Extract:

Preface
A quick perusal of scientific and economic literature reveals a plethora of
studies dealing with various topics related to food security. Surprisingly,
however, there is a dearth of literature analysing and elaborating on the
international policy and regulatory challenges that arise in attempting to
ensure long-term global food security. The aim of this book is to fill, at least
in some small part, that lacuna.
This book owes its genesis to one person, Mr James Ingram AO, former
Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme. In 2005,
Mr Ingram established the Ingram Fund for Law and Development in the
Faculty of Law at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia,
to promote the study, teaching and dissemination of international law and to
foster the understanding of the impact of international law on the interests
of developing countries. A significant activity of the Fund is the Biennial
Ingram Colloquium on International Law and Development, which was
established to provide an interdisciplinary forum for the exchange of ideas
and to sharpen debate and enhance research on current issues of inter-
national law and development, having special regard to the concerns of
developing countries.
This book builds on papers that were presented at the 3rd Biennial Ingram
Colloquium, which was held at the Faculty of Law at the University of New
South Wales in December 2010. While previous colloquia have focused on
development issues relating to the Asia Pacific region, in 2010 the topic
chosen was Food ...