Covid-19: Maintaining food security in Asia-Pacific

SINGAPORE: Covid-19 has disrupted supply chains that are essential to assure food security in the Asia-Pacific region, yet countries overall seem to have managed, so far, to keep supermarkets stocked with food and feed those who can afford it.

The Asia-Pacific region is home to over 60 percent of humanity and also contains sub-regions with among the highest frequencies of severe weather events and some of the most challenging environments for agriculture. As a region it is characterized by diverse food systems and a multiplex of supply chains. Under normal circumstances, food security is already threatened by a multitude of factors.