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The impact of global food chokepoint pressures on Asia's food security
Posted By Genevieve Donnellon-May on February 13, 2024 @ 12:34
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[1] the Mississippi River: https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2023/july/shallow-waters-climate-change-and-world-shipping
[2] increase pressure: https://www.euromonitor.com/article/shipping-disruptions-impact-on-the-global-supply-chains-and-economies
[3] Hong Kong: https://www.legco.gov.hk/research-publications/english/1516fsc14-regulation-of-imported-food-in-hong-kong-20160226-e.pdf
[4] more than 90%: https://www.sfa.gov.sg/food-for-thought/article/detail/levelling-up-singapore-s-food-supply-resilience
[5] vulnerable: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsufs.2021.740780/full
[6] more than 60%: https://eastasiaforum.org/2023/11/15/japanese-agricultural-policy-in-disarray/#:~:text=Above%20all%2C%20there%20are%20concerns,during%20the%202024%20Diet%20session.
[7] cost-of-living crisis: https://www.imf.org/en/Blogs/Articles/2022/09/30/global-food-crisis-demands-support-for-people-open-trade-bigger-local-harvests#:~:text=In%20many%20places%2C%20even%20though,growth%2C%20potentially%20fueling%20political%20instability.
[8] the Philippines: https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1652149/filipinos-spend-a-third-of-their-budget-for-food-says-study
[9] Indonesia: https://www.theindonesia.id/news/2022/04/03/232733/indonesias-low-income-family-spends-64-income-on-food-research
[10] increasing: https://www.sfa.gov.sg/food-farming/sgfoodstory/diversification-of-import-sources
[11] second: https://impact.economist.com/sustainability/project/food-security-index/explore-countries/singapore
[12] early warning systems: https://www.rsis.edu.sg/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/PB150529_Impact-of-Climate-Change-on-Food-Production.pdf
[13] exports of grains: https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/australia-set-harvest-bigger-crops-after-rains-defy-el-nino-2024-01-23/