Asia is not only the largest producer of important food items like rice and vegetable oil, but also the largest importer of commodities like soybeans and corn. Additionally, more than half the world's population lives in Asia and thus the largest number of food insecure people are also in Asia. Food security is therefore a matter of paramount importance in Asia.

This is the only book of its kind that will explore the range of important issues affecting food security in Asia since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Highlights include discussions on the current state of production on food of vital importance to Asia such as rice, vegetable and fish, as well as information on their future trends in production and consumption. Two case studies are presented on how the two most populous countries in Asia — China and India — have tackled their food security. Topics which are an integral part of food security and not often addressed in a food security book include nutrition security, novel foods and food waste valorization. This is also the only book about Asian food security which will include specific chapters on the technologies that are likely to determine the future of food security in Asia, as exemplified by digital technology, biotechnology, physical technology like recirculating aquaculture systems, nutrition enhancing technology, and urban agriculture.

Organized into four themes, the issues captured here are of special importance to Asian decision makers in policy, research, development, investment and education in the 'new normal' post-pandemic. As Asia is inextricably linked to the global food and trading systems, Food Security Issues in Asia will also be of interest to those outside the Asian region who need to understand Asian food security.

Contents:

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  Foreword

  
  


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  Preface

  
  


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  About the Editor

  
  


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  Macro-Level Issues:

  
  
  
  
  • Asian Food Security — Issues and Opportunities (Paul Teng)
  
  
  • Reducing Poverty and Malnutrition in Asia: The Role of Structural Change and Income Inequality (Roehlano M Briones)
  
  
  • Policies and Policy Instruments to Address Food Security in Asian Developing and Developed Economies (Suresh Chandra Babu and Nandita Srivastava)
  
  
  • Climate Change and Its Implications for Asian Agriculture and Food Security (Rathana Peou Norbert-Munns, Beau Damen and Imelda Baccudo)
  
  
  • Future of Rice in Asia: Perspectives and Opportunities, 2050 (Valerien O Pede, Harold Glenn Valera, Ashok K Mishra and Jean Balié)
  
  
  • The Role of Vegetables in Asia's Food and Nutrition Security (Marco C S Wopereis, C George Kuo, Delphine Larrousse, Maarten van Zonneveld and Pepijn Schreinemachers)
  
  
  • The Crisis of Fisheries and Prospects for Fish as Food in Asia (Uttam Deb and Madan Dey)
  
  
  • The Future of Livestock and Livestock Production Systems in Asia's Food Security Landscape (Robyn Alders, Ruwani Kalupahana, Hung Nguyen-Viet, Habibar Rahman, Fred Unger and Iain Wright)
  
  
  • China's Food (In)Security: Current Status, Emerging Challenges and Future Prospects in the Post-COVID-19 Era (Hongzhou Zhang, Genevieve Donnellon-May and Cecilia Tortajada)
  
  
  • India's Food Security: Challenges and Prospects (Rajeev Malhotra and Manas Pathak)
  
  
  
  


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  Issues in Technology:

  
  
  
  
  • The Role of Digital Technologies in Food Supply Chains (Jose Ma Luis Montesclaros)
  
  
  • Genetic Modification and Gene Editing of Crops to Assure Asian Food Security (Rhodora Romero-Aldemita)
  
  
  • Novel Technologies to Enhance Nutrition Security and their Evolving Benefits and Concerns (Shaun Yong Jie Sim, Jie Hong Chiang, Darel Wee Kiat Toh, Xin Yi Hua, Ruo Rou Lee and Christiani Jeyakumar (CJK) Henry)
  
  
  • Effective Communication Strategies for Stakeholder Acceptance of New Technologies in Agri-food Systems (Mahaletchumy Arujanan)
  
  
  • Private Sector Investments in Agrifoodtech to Improve Food Security (Rob Hulme)
  
  
  • Agricultural Extension to Improve Food Production (Rosana P Mula, Mary Grace M Nidoy, Moo C Rodriguez and Karen Eloisa T Barroga)
  
  
  
  


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  Issues in Increasing Available Food:

  
  
  
  
  • The Dynamics of Food Production and Trade to Achieve Food Security (Rolando T Dy, Senen U Reyes, Marie Annette Dacul, Ditas R Macabasco and Joy Kristel L Orzales)
  
  
  • Urban Agriculture as a Mainstream Contributor to Food Security (Elyssa Kaur Ludher)
  
  
  • Opportunities and Challenges in Meeting the Demands for Fish in Asia with Intensive Aquaculture (C W Lee, S Padmanabhan and D Chan)
  
  
  • Alternative Proteins — Challenges and Opportunities within the Asian Context (Wong Min Hao)
  
  
  • The importance of Plant Health in Asia's Food Security (Serge Savary)
  
  
  • Reducing Food Loss and Waste in Food Systems (Rosa S Rolle)
  
  
  • Yellow Biotechnology: Farmed Insects as a Source of Alternative Food and Feed (Christian Hermansen, Mahabubur Rahman Talukder, Till Röthig, Andreas Vilcinskas and Melanie Weingarten)
  
  
  
  


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  Externalities in Food Security:

  
  
  
  
  • Food and Nutrition Insecurity Caused by the Interplay of Conflict, Pandemic and Disasters: A West Timor Story (Jonatan Lassa and John P Talan)
  
  
  • Creating an Environment for Agri-Food Innovation (Andrew D Powell)
  
  
  • Think, Feel, Eat: Socio-Psychological Factors Shaping Public Acceptance of Novel Foods (Tong Jee Goh, Mengxia Huang and Shirley S Ho)
  
  
  • Future-Gazing into the Trends Affecting Asian Food Security (Luke Tay)
  
  
  
  


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  Index

  
  

Readership: Academic institutions, research institutions, public policy groups in government, agri-input multinational companies, food companies. All graduate students in food science and technology. All students in agriculture degree or diploma programmes. Agricultural staff in all embassies located in Asia.

Key Features:

• First book in the world on Asian food security issues


• 25 chapters contributed by an international team of key experts on a comprehensive range of issues from technological advances to policy and regulation