Can Malaysia feed itself? Food security issues in Malaysia

The COVID-19 pandemic has shown that access to food supply may be a future problem if Malaysia is unable to ensure that food supplies are adequate, of better quality, edible, healthy, nutritious, and at affordable prices. The study examines the level of food security using four dimensions, namely f...

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Main Authors: Norhisham Hassan, Kam, Andrew Jia-Yi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2022
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author Norhisham Hassan,
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description The COVID-19 pandemic has shown that access to food supply may be a future problem if Malaysia is unable to ensure that food supplies are adequate, of better quality, edible, healthy, nutritious, and at affordable prices. The study examines the level of food security using four dimensions, namely food availability, accessibility, utilisation, and stability. Based on interviews with policymakers and policy document analysis, a framework for food security was created. The results show that if the majority of food products can be produced locally, they may be able to reduce the dependency on imported goods. This increase in availability affects accessibility through lowering prices. The use of biotechnology may further improve food utilisation and stability. These have implications for food production and self-sufficiency levels (SSL). Study shows that achieving high SSL is more about empowering the agriculture sector (to ensure food security) even when food import activities are present. These four dimensions also contribute not only to the food security of the country but also to overall security.
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spelling oai:generic.eprints.org:255372025-07-09T02:17:08Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/25537/ Can Malaysia feed itself? Food security issues in Malaysia Norhisham Hassan, Kam, Andrew Jia-Yi The COVID-19 pandemic has shown that access to food supply may be a future problem if Malaysia is unable to ensure that food supplies are adequate, of better quality, edible, healthy, nutritious, and at affordable prices. The study examines the level of food security using four dimensions, namely food availability, accessibility, utilisation, and stability. Based on interviews with policymakers and policy document analysis, a framework for food security was created. The results show that if the majority of food products can be produced locally, they may be able to reduce the dependency on imported goods. This increase in availability affects accessibility through lowering prices. The use of biotechnology may further improve food utilisation and stability. These have implications for food production and self-sufficiency levels (SSL). Study shows that achieving high SSL is more about empowering the agriculture sector (to ensure food security) even when food import activities are present. These four dimensions also contribute not only to the food security of the country but also to overall security. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2022-07 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/25537/1/document-1.pdf Norhisham Hassan, and Kam, Andrew Jia-Yi (2022) Can Malaysia feed itself? Food security issues in Malaysia. SINERGI: Journal of Strategic Studies & International Affairs, 2 (1). pp. 6-27. ISSN 2805-4520 https://spaj.ukm.my/sinergi/index.php/sei/issue/view/1
spellingShingle Norhisham Hassan,
Kam, Andrew Jia-Yi
Can Malaysia feed itself? Food security issues in Malaysia
title Can Malaysia feed itself? Food security issues in Malaysia
title_full Can Malaysia feed itself? Food security issues in Malaysia
title_fullStr Can Malaysia feed itself? Food security issues in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Can Malaysia feed itself? Food security issues in Malaysia
title_short Can Malaysia feed itself? Food security issues in Malaysia
title_sort can malaysia feed itself? food security issues in malaysia
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/25537/
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