Asia Pacific Records Region’s Best Performance In Food Affordability
EIU’s GFSI measures the drivers of food security through the underlying factors of affordability, availability, quality and safety, and natural resources and resilience in the region.
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Mar 17, 2021
The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) released the ninth Global Food Security Index (GFSI), sponsored by Corteva Agriscience earlier this month. The GFSI considers food security in the context of income and economic inequality, gender inequality, and environmental and natural resources inequality. This year’s report specifically calls attention to systemic gaps and how Covid-19 exacerbated their impact on food systems. Based on these findings, global food security has decreased for the second year in a row.