Measurement of food (in)security and state in Serbia and neighboring countries

Abstract

The problem of hunger and measurement of food (in)security is still a current issue. The international community committed to eliminate all forms of hunger and malnutrition in accordance with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. The concept of food security that consists of a number of dimensions (availability, access, quality and stability of food) and indicators measuring all these aspects have changed over time. The aim of this paper is to analyze the most commonly used indicators which describe and measure different dimensions of food (in)security and hunger. It also aims to examine the situation in Serbia and neighboring countries. A comparative analysis was performed using the Global Index hunger (GHI), which is calculated by International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) every year.

Problem gladi i merenje prehrambene (ne)sigurnosti, predstavlja, i dalje, aktuelno pitanje. Međunarodna zajednica se obavezala, da u skladu sa ciljevima održivog razvoja (Sustainable Development Goals SDGs) UN eliminiše glad i sve oblike pothranjenosti do 2030. godine. Koncept prehrambene sigurnosti se tokom vremena menjao i s obzirom da obuhvata više dimenzija (raspoloživost, pristup, kvalitet i stabilnost hrane) menjao se broj i tip indikatora koji mere navedene aspekte. Cilj rada je da se analiziraju najčešće korišćeni indikatori kojima se opisuju i mere različite dimenzije prehrambene (ne)sigurnosti i gladi, kao i da se sagleda stanje u Srbiji i zemljama u okruženju. Komparativna analiza je izvedena primenom Globalnog indeksa gladi (Global Hunger Index-GHI), koji svake godine izračunava Institut za istraživanja u međunarodnoj prehrambenoj politici (International Food Policy Research Institute-IFPRI).