Food Security and Nutrition Policies in the World and in Iran: View on the Impact of the Covid-19 Epidemic Challenges

Bohlogi, Hamid

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Volume 6, Issue 1 (Spring 2022)

Iran J Cult Health Promot 2022, 6(1): 149-156

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Food Security and Nutrition Policies in the World and in Iran: View on the Impact of the Covid-19 Epidemic Challenges

Hamid Bohlogi

Tehran University Advisor to the Secretariet of High Coruncil for Health and Food Security, Ministr of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran,

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Background: Food security has decreased, during the Covid-19 epidemic, especially in developing countries, and its adverse effects have been appeared on the population health of these countries. The purpose of this article is to attract attention of policy makers and stakeholders to understand the biological realities and the increasing risks of food insecurity, especially during the epidemic for health and national security to do appropriate action. This manuscript discusses the role of governance and different levels of policy making in order to improve food security.
Methods: This article was prepared by "Scoping Review" of the literature and free perception of scientific documents and reports of international organizations with summarized, translation and analysis of them.
Results: Factors which affect food insecurity such as environmental, political, social, population growth and Covid-19 epidemics in the global food security trend were introduced. Also, food security subjects of the developing countries were discussed and strategic policies for the development of food security in the country were analyzed.
Conclusion: The world is going toward more food insecurity and makes worse by the Covid-19 pandemic. Developing countries will be faced at more risk of food insecurity in the future. Health security requires food security, and in order to achieve food security, more synergy in the development and implementation of policies in different sectors are needed, which must be supported by more strategic investments from both the public and private sections. Water security is necessary for food security, and in order to overcome crises and provide food security governance, water security and health security, our country needs a deep understanding of systematic security and policy coherence.

Keywords: Covid-19, Developing Countries, Food Security, Nutrition Policy

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Received: 2022/03/6 | Accepted: 2022/03/14 | ePublished ahead of print: 2022/06/10 | Published: 2022/06/21

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