This article is written by Sara Gustafson and originally published on Food Security Portal blog.

"Working through the agricultural system is more sustainable than, for example, (vitamin and mineral) supplements, which have an expensive delivery system, and people have to keep coming back.

Food Security Assessment, 2010-20, US Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service, July 2010

The Role of Markets and Trade in Food Security, Center for Strategic and International Studies, June 2010

2010 Technology and Innovation Report: Enhancing Food Security in Africa through Science, Technology and Innovation, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, May 2010