LIST OF PANELS

Food security is top priority on the global policy agenda. It is the primary justification for all governments involved in agriculture. Demand for food is increasing with increasing populations  and gain wealth to purchase more varied and resource-intensive diets there for food insecurity remains a complex and multidimensional global issue, relating to food availability, access to affordable food, the effective use  of food by people, and the stability of these elements over time.  In contemporary globalized world, food insecurity in one region can have widespread political and economic ramifications also. It is one person in five in the developing countries is undernourished. Every day, some 26,000 children die from conditions related to hunger and malnutrition – half of them before their fifth birthday. It requires transformative action, embracing the principles of sustainability and tackling the root causes of poverty and hunger to leave no one behind. Agriculture is a key sector for the achievement of many UN Sustainable Development Goals, which aim to end poverty and hunger and promote prosperity and people’s wellbeing. Sustainable food and agriculture have great potential to address many of our challenges, serving up affordable, nutritious food, strengthening livelihoods. In developing countries agriculture needs governmental support through viable, sustainable agricultural policies to ensure food security. Developing nations also face difficulties of agricultural adjustment, policies are traced to the complex and sometimes contradictory relations between the state and farmers concerning access to agricultural resources. The aim of this panel is to discuss agricultural policies and their implications for food security and also to discuss and explore options for devising a comprehensive policy framework able to address food security challenges in developing countries.

Objectives of the Panel:

1. Discuss the state intervention through agricultural policies to ensure Food security in developing countries.

2. Discuss and explore options for devising a comprehensive policy framework which is able to address food security challenges,

3. Examine the Commitment and strategies of developing countries for the attainment of sustainable development goals to ensure sustainable food security.

4. Understand a self-reliant and sustainable agriculture adaptive to climate change and responsive to farmers' needs

5. Analyze the impact of global agricultural trade policies on domestic agriculture and food security.

6. Suggest sustainable agricultural policies and practice to ensure food security and improve   financial condition of farmers.

Scientific relevancy In contemporary world increasing population is threat to food security. Poverty, hunger and malnutrition is major problem in developing countries. Marginalization of agricultural economy and adverse agricultural policies are responsible for increasing farmer’s suicides. The solution of these problems passing   through sustainable agriculture practices. UN Sustainable Development Goals and governmental intervention through sustainable agricultural policies are need of hour to ensure food security and human dignity.

Food security is prime concern for global community in general and in developing countries in particular. To feed increasing   population is a big challenge before developing countries. The solution of these problems passing   through sustainable agriculture practices. With the adoption of the sustainable development goals (SDGs), agricultural policies have once again taken centre stage in the public policy agenda. It requires transformative action, embracing the principles of sustainability and tackling the root causes of poverty and hunger to leave no one behind. Agriculture is a key sector for the achievement of many UN SDGs, which aim to end poverty and hunger and promote prosperity and people’s wellbeing. Sustainable food and agriculture have great potential to address many of our challenges, serving up affordable, nutritious food, strengthening livelihoods. Sustainable agriculture policies will increase the income of farmers which will prevent suicidal case in peasantry in developing courtiers. In developing countries agriculture needs governmental support through viable, sustainable agricultural policies to ensure food security and to increase the income of farmers.

This panel weaves together several related research themes:

1. How governmental interventions through the instrument of agricultural policies ensure sustainable food security in developing Nations?

2. How the existing policy framework adopted by developing countries is able to address food security challenges?

3. What are the strategies adopted by developing countries for the attainment of sustainable development goals to ensure food security?

4. How self-reliant and sustainable agriculture adaptive to climate change and responsive to farmers' needs

5. What is the impact of global agricultural trade policies on domestic agriculture and food security?

6. What is the role of other stockholders in formulation and implementation of sustainable agricultural policies to ensure food security and increase the income of farmers?

7. What are the other mechanisms through which sustainable agricultural policies and practice can ensure food security and improve the financial condition of farmers?

Policy topics of interest are Sustainable Agriculture policies, food security, poverty alleviation, malnutrition, Climate change and agriculture, Role of Civil society in agriculture, Farmers suicide. Of particular interest are empirical papers that employ rigorous econometric and evaluation techniques while being grounded in sound sustainability, agriculture and food security theory. However, papers using innovative mixed methods approaches may be submitted. Themes listed above are not exhaustive.