This report provides an analysis of foodsecurity in Moldova. It attempts to outline the specificcharacteristics of food insecurity found in Moldova and toidentify its underlying causes. This report provides a basison which sound public policy can be built. The understandingof food security as a concept has evolved in Moldova overtime, but policy has remained focused on food availabilityas the primary attribute of food security. The report looksat how many people are food insecure in Moldova, where thesepeople live, who they are, and why they face food securitychallenges. The report adopts the international foodsecurity concept and analytical framework based on the fourkey dimensions: (i) the availability of food; (ii) access tofood; (iii) utilization of food; and (iv) the stability ofthese three dimensions over time. The report is divided intofollowing parts. The part one outlines the methodology usedand provides a brief overview of Moldovas agriculturesector. In part two the report focuses on overall foodsecurity outcomes by assessing how many people are foodinsecure in Moldova, where do they live, who they are, andwhen is food security most affecting them. Part threeprovides a comprehensive analysis of the four dimensions offood security (availability, access, utilization, andstability) and identifies bottlenecks. Part four introducesthe institutional actors and the policy framework. Thereport concludes with policy recommendations.
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