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KSA Universities’ Role in Promoting the Sustainability of Food Security: Faculty Opinions

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  • Fathi Abunasser

    (Al Bilad Bank Scholarly Chair for Food Security in Saudi Arabia, The Deanship of Scientific Research, The Vice Presidency for Graduate Studies and Scientific Research, King Faisal University, P.O. Box 400, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia
    Department of Educational Leadership, Faculty of Education, King Faisal University, P.O. Box 400, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia)

  • Rommel AlAli

    (Al Bilad Bank Scholarly Chair for Food Security in Saudi Arabia, The Deanship of Scientific Research, The Vice Presidency for Graduate Studies and Scientific Research, King Faisal University, P.O. Box 400, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia
    The National Research Center for Giftedness and Creativity, P.O. Box 400, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia)

  • Mohammed Al-Qahtani

    (Al Bilad Bank Scholarly Chair for Food Security in Saudi Arabia, The Deanship of Scientific Research, The Vice Presidency for Graduate Studies and Scientific Research, King Faisal University, P.O. Box 400, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia
    The National Research Center for Giftedness and Creativity, P.O. Box 400, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia)

Abstract

Universities can make significant gains in two very important areas: food security and environmental sustainability. However, the results will not come by themselves, as policies and educational and learning activities can contribute to these gains. The current study aimed to explore the role of universities in enhancing the sustainability of food security, which is necessary to lay the scientific foundations for the universities’ approaches in the service of development. The current study was based on the opinions of 272 faculty members from Saudi public universities. The data were collected using a developed questionnaire and analyzed using descriptive statistics. The results of the study showed that the level of a university’s role was high in promoting the sustainability of food security in the fields of education and learning and policies and regulations. It also showed that there were no differences in the study sample’s estimations of this role according to gender. In addition, there were differences in the levels of the role of universities in achieving sustainable food security between faculties, with the humanities in favor of this role. The authors of this study recommend that universities adopt an educational policy that includes specific measures that support the sustainability of food security and are linked to the state’s general plans in this field, as well as being reflected in the courses and activities they provide to students.

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  • Fathi Abunasser & Rommel AlAli & Mohammed Al-Qahtani, 2022. "KSA Universities’ Role in Promoting the Sustainability of Food Security: Faculty Opinions," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(16), pages 1-20, August.
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