Food Security Now: New Norm or False Dawn?

• Main Author: Teng, Paul P.S.
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: East Asia and Asia Pacific; Non-Traditional Security; South Asia; Global
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/80493; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/40702
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The world is experiencing a situation of slower economic growth and lower commodity prices translated into relatively lower Food Price Indices for many countries. This “new norm” benefits urban consumers but poses potential problems for agribusiness and rural producers, since, inter alia, it discour...