Food security policy transformation: A bibliometric analysis and global overview
Akbar Hariputra
, Hary Sastryawanto
, Endang Siswati
, Fatchur Rozci
Abstract: This research aims to analyze global food security policy through a bibliometric approach, using data from scientific databases such as Dimensions and Scopus. The focus of the research is to identify trends, dominant topics, and relationships between topics in food security literature, published between 2015 and 2024. The bibliometric analysis method used utilized VOSviewer software to map the network and keyword density in the related literature. The results show that issues such as "global food security" and "food security challenges" dominate in the literature. Meanwhile, topics such as "diversification of children's diets" and the impact of food security policies on "carbon emissions" are rarely discussed, despite their important relevance in the context of global food security. This research is expected to provide useful insights in the development of policies that are more effective and responsive to food security challenges in the future.
Keywords: carbon emissions; diversification of children s diets; food security challenges; global food security
Citation: Hariputra, A., Sastryawanto, H., Siswati, E. & Rozci, F. (2026). Food security policy transformation: A bibliometric analysis and global overview. Bulg. J. Agric. Sci., 32(2), 461–469
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| Date published: 2026-04-29
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