Author
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- Tran, Nhuong
- Valera, Harold Glenn
- Chan, Chin Yee
- Pede, Valerien Olivier
- Aung, Yee Mon
- Antonio, Ronald Jeremy
Abstract
The food systems of Southeast Asia (SEA) are projected to be under increasing pressure due to multiple drivers, including population growth, urbanization, biodiversity loss, and the uncertainties stemming from climate change. Rice and fish will remain staple foods and the backbone of diets in the region’s rural and urban areas. In 2019, SEA produced 72 percent of the world’s aquatic food products and 25 percent of the world’s rice. Rice accounts for 50 percent of calorie intake for its population, while fish contributes more than 50 percent of per capita average animal protein intake. These shares are expected to rise over the next several decades due to population growth. Production and consumption of staple foods are expected to fall due to the impacts of climate change, potentially jeopardizing food and nutrition security in the region and beyond. The projected magnitude of climate change impacts on rice production varies greatly, depending on the models used. Previous regional foresight studies have explored the implications of climate change on food production in SEA, but other driving forces and outcomes of food systems transformation have received less attention.
Suggested Citation
Tran, Nhuong & Valera, Harold Glenn & Chan, Chin Yee & Pede, Valerien Olivier & Aung, Yee Mon & Antonio, Ronald Jeremy, 2025.
"What do we know about the future of agrifood systems in Southeast Asia?,"
IFPRI book chapters, in: What do we know about the future of food systems?, chapter 21, pages p. 121-12,
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
Handle:
RePEc:fpr:ifpric:175507
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