Impact of Globalisation on food security

Abstract

Globalisation by means of technological development brought changes in all spheres. Food security experiences the effect of globalisation in terms of faster transport that enhances the export and import of food, and easier financial transactions that are convenient for consumers and manufacturers. Moreover, as science develops, new innovative ways to grow, produce, deliver and store food are found. These scientific inventions are shared worldwide improving food security.  However, emphasising that globalisation is a transformation, scholars agree that it does not proceed evenly. Developed countries having economic, agricultural, scientific and technological advantages are way ahead of developing countries. Developing countries in the race to follow the rules of free trade and offer a competitive price of their food products are forced to exploit their land and water resources, while developed economies enjoy cheap food which is traded unfairly. Marxist theory helps to understand globalisation and is applied in the article to analyse its exploitative nature.