National and Household Food Security in Sri Lanka

Food security has been a central concern in Sri Lanka since the early decades of the 20th century. The underlying reason for concern is that Sri Lanka has been a food deficit import-export economy since the 19th century. An additional level of anxiety can be attributed to the fact that, as an island nation, Sri Lanka is dependent on food supplies from overseas which could be undermined by international developments.
This book ‘National and Household Food Security in Sri Lanka’ is a presentation of the economic rationale behind different facets of food security catering to the needs of both economists and non-economists. It covers all the important issues encompassing the definition of food security: availability, accessibility and utilization of food, and discusses the implications of various policy measures adopted by the Sri Lankan government to ensure food security since the Second World War.