FOOD SECURITY STATUS: COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF ROMANIA, BULGARIA, AND POLAND

This paper focuses on a comparative analysis of food security in three European Union member states: Romania, Bulgaria, and Poland. The main objective is to analyze and compare the evolution of food security across the mentioned three countries. The study is structured into three chapters. The first chapter presents the theoretical aspects of food security, including definitions, importance, key indicators, and a bibliometric analysis reflecting research interest in this topic. The second chapter use FAO data conduct a comparative evaluation of three countries across five categories of indicators: availability, access, stability, utilization, and additional relevant measures. The final chapter explores national strategies, social and economic conditions, and programs that contribute to improve in food security. The study concludes with a synthesis of similarities, differences, and recommendations for enhancing food security in Romania, Bulgaria, and Poland.

KEYWORDS / КЉУЧНЕ РЕЧИ: 

Food security, Romania, Bulgaria, Poland

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT / ПРОЈЕКАТ:

This research was partially conducted as a result of the Erasmus+ mobility of Ciobanu Adeli-na-Mihaela at the institute of Agricultural Economics, Belgrade, Serbia.The mobility took place from December 8, 2025, to December 12, 2025.

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