Social and economic policy interventions to address household food insecurity in high-income countries (HIC) and the developing nations of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS)

Objectives This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (intervention). The objectives are as follows: Primary objective To assess the effects of social and economic policy interventions for reducing the prevalence or severity, or both, of household food insecurity in high‐income countries (HIC) and the developing nations of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa (BRICS). Secondary objective To characterise the social and economic policy options, in terms of policy type, actors involved, settings, duration, and target populations.