ENSURING FOOD SECURITY UNDER CLIMATE, ECONOMIC AND GEOPOLITICAL INSTABILITY

This paper addresses the issue of food security, a topic of major importance in the current context marked by multiple overlapping crises, as are climatic, economic, and geopolitical. In increasingly unstable global environment, ensuring equitable access to food resources is not merely a development goal, but a fundamental component of national security and social stability. The relevance of this research is reinforced by current international strategies such as the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the European Green Deal, and the EU’s Farm to Fork Strategy, where all of them recognize food security as a key priority. Furthermore, recent challenges, including post-pandemic effects, rising energy prices, and economic vulnerabilities, emphasize the urgency of the topic. The motivation behind this research lies in the aim to strengthen Romania’s food security by identifying effective solutions and best practices that can reduce disparities with other European countries, while support long-term sustainable development.

KEYWORDS / KLJUČNE REČI: 

Food security, global instability, sustainability, Romania

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT / PROJEKAT:

This research was partially conducted as a result of the Erasmus+ mobility of Ana Maria Elena, Petrică Alin Ionuț and Talpalariu Bogdan George at the Institute of Agricultural Economics, Belgrade, Serbia. The mobility took place from April 6, 2025, to April 12, 2025.

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