Table 1 Risk impact of some processes on the main characteristics of food security in the Western Balkans
From: Food security and crises: evidence from the Western Balkans
Process/characteristics | Availability | Access | Utilisation | Stability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Lower agricultural productivity than in the EU | X | X | ||
Decline in farmland | X | X | ||
Ageing and decline of the rural population | X | X | ||
Youth migration from rural areas | X | X | ||
Land abandonment | X | X | ||
Urban sprawl | X | X | ||
Large proportion of income-vulnerable groups | X | X | ||
High fertiliser import dependence | X | X | ||
Temperature increase—lack of irrigation | X | X | ||
Natural disasters: floods, earthquakes | X | X | X |