FOOD SECURITY ISSUES IN ASIA

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 o...