Strategic Transformation of Agriculture Food Systems: Direction and Approach

Xuan Li¹* and Kadambot H M Siddique²

• ¹Senior Policy Officer, Ph.D, Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Thailand.
• ²Hackett Professor of Agriculture Chair and Director, The UWA Institute of Agriculture, The University of Western Australia; UN FAO Special Ambassador for the International Year of Pulses 2016

Received:June 26, 2021;   Published:August 3, 2021

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DOI: 10.32474/SJFN.2021.04.000180

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Abstract

Despite significant improvements in food security and nutrition, many countries in the Asia-Pacific region face significant challenges related to hunger and malnutrition. The most pressing policy priority is to ensure food and nutrition security for all. Food security and nutrition has become more serious due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Agriculture is the main source of food security, nutrition, and people’s livelihoods in the Asia-Pacific region. However, production and dietary diversity are limited in many countries due to the over-reliance on limited staples [1]. Strategic agriculture and food system transformation is required to achieve the Second Sustainable Development Goal (SDG2) (Zero Hunger) by 2030.