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The Straits Times
How AI can strengthen food resilience
Singapore’s ranking in the latest Global Food Security Index dropped from No. 1 in 2019 to 19th in 2020. This might not be a bad thing.
Zaid Hamzah and Paul Teng for The Straits Times
The way forward for Singapore is to deepen its data and artificial intelligence capabilities in food production and to embark on mass food industrialisation.ST PHOTO: LAU FOOK KONG
PublishedMar 17, 2021, 5:00 am SGT
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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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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.
Dr Jacqueline Rowarth: The problem with cheap tomatoes
16 Mar, 2021 12:30 AM
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The Country
Opinion: While cheap tomatoes may be good news for consumers, the benefits for growers are yet to be seen, Dr Jacqueline Rowarth says.
Tomatoes being sold for 9c/kg in Hastings hit the news in the second week of March, only to be beaten by 8c/kg in Auckland the following day.
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The reason for the low price was a glut caused by, at least in part, inability to export to Australia and the Pacific Islands. Shortage in freight space meant the cost of transport escalated and the tomatoes could not then be sold in the overseas markets at a price that would cover the costs.
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