NOTE: All three geographical categories are World Bank groupings. countries has also produced, in some cases, and nutrition among parts of the population, use. This framework supports smallholder On the positive side, economic growth often leads to increased investment in agrifood systems, their livelihoods, which can result in stronger household food security and better nutrition. infrastructure, technology adoption, and research and development, which can lead to an increased availability of food. For example, the and the Pacific from 2017 to 2022. Increased security or nutrition. Structural transformations agricultural yields, which helped lower food regions benefit more than others. For example, prices and improve availability, resulted from such investments. The enhanced agricultural practices. Additionally, rapid urbanization to scenarios without such investments.20