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Food Security in Asia - Economics and Policies (Hardcover)
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Food Security in Asia - Economics and Policies (Hardcover)
Series: Academia Studies in Asian Economies series
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Food security can be defined as the perceived availability of a
high-quality, domestically-produced staple food supply which will
maintain the existing standard of living. This book provides a
forum for a panel of distinguished authors to debate such issues as
whether or not many developed countries in Asia - such as Taiwan,
Japan, South Korea, China, Hong Kong and Singapore - have
legitimate concerns about their food security. They find,
controversially, that this issue is of importance to all countries,
not just to developing countries lacking the income to acquire an
adequate food supply. The authors analyse the forces affecting the
demand for, and supply of, staples such as rice, vegetable oils and
protein meals. Rice is the most important staple in Asia and so the
authors pay particular attention to the effects of rice production
strategies and trade policies on food security. They examine the
implications of trade liberalisation in the ASEAN free trade area
and in East Asia on agricultural trade and food security. They also
discuss the implications of China's ongoing economic transition on
its intra-provincial and international agricultural trade, and its
policy on self-sufficiency. Food Security in Asia provides a timely
evaluation of the food security issue which will be of interest to
scholars of Asian studies, agricultural economics and international
economics.
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