Food security and safety

Modernization of Agrofood Sector for Food Security in Malaysia

Rozhan Abu Dardak
ABSTRACT Food security is one of the main concerns of the Malaysian Government since the effect of the world financial crisis in 2008. Despite increased local production, the supply of agrofood products is still unable to meet the local demand. As a result, the dependency toward imported...
Country: Malaysia Topic: Food security and safety
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Fertilizer Subsidy and Retail Price Policies to Support Food and Nutrition Security in Indonesia

Achmad Suryana
ABSTRACT To achieve sustainable food and nutrition security, the government of Indonesia has set up a national policy which states that the main source of food to meet consumption needs should be from domestic production. This policy has been implemented through food production program with high...
Country: Indonesia Topic: Food security and safety
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Analysis of Indonesian Government Strategies to Food Security: Harnessing the Potential of Natural and Human Resources

Effendi Andoko, Aurellia Candida Doretha
ABSTRACT In the Asia Pacific region, Indonesia is the second largest agrarian based developing country after China. Indonesian agricultural production can meet domestic and even foreign food needs. In broad areas of agriculture and climate, Indonesia has great potential to produce food and even...
Country: Indonesia Topic: Food security and safety
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Policy Note on Integration of Neglected and Underutilized Species in Nutrition Security Agenda of Myanmar

Cho Cho San
MALNUTRITION STATUS OF MYANMAR In the 2018 Global Hunger Index[1], Myanmar stands at rank 68th out of 119 qualifying countries. With a score of 20.1, Myanmar suffers from a level of hunger that is serious although its score improved from 44.4 in 2000 to 20.1 in 2018.  Global Hunger Index...
Country: Myanmar Topic: Food security and safety
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Policies on Promoting Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) in order to Increase Quality and Food Safety in Vietnam

Dao The Anh, Hoang Xuan Truong, Pham Cong Nghiep
INTRODUCTION After participating in the WTO, agricultural products in Vietnam must meet the increasingly stricter commodity standards of importing countries. At the same time, safe food production and trading are an imperative requirement and also a concern of consumers and the whole community....
Country: Vietnam Topic: Food security and safety
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