National Food Safety: Mitigating or amplifying well-being effects of individual food insecurity?
Food security is often viewed as a critical foundation for health and well-being, but how do national food systems shape the lived experience of food insecurity? While individual food insecurity is known to negatively affect quality of life, the broader social and policy environments in which people live can either intensify or alleviate these impacts.
Hear Associate Professor Pengcheng Liu from the Department of Economics at Huazhong Agricultural University, (China) explore the complex relationship between food insecurity, national food security, and subjective well-being - drawing on data from more than 69,000 people across 47 countries. Her research reveals that food insecurity affects well-being not only through material hardship, but also through psychosocial factors such as feelings of relative deprivation, loss of control, and social isolation.
Date: Monday 29th June 2026.
Time: 2.30 to 4.30pm.
Location: Ross Building at Lincoln University.
Cost: FREE.
Join this engaging discussion on the intersection of food security, social inequality, and well-being, and explore what these findings mean for policymakers seeking to build more resilient, equitable, and people-centred food systems.
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