Food Security and COVID-19: Impacts and Resilience in Singapore

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems

Nicole Sher Wen Lim¹  Cecilia Tortajada² 

[1] Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore;Institute of Water Policy, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore;School of Interdisciplinary Studies, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom;

关键词: food security;    COVID-19;    Singapore;    Malaysia;    China;    resilience;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fsufs.2021.740780

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Across the world, the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted food supply chains and threatened food security. Singapore is highly dependent on food imports and has an open economy that exposes it to volatile global markets, so it is acutely vulnerable to the effects of the pandemic on other countries, the effectiveness of measures taken by foreign governments to combat the spread of the virus and overall disruptions of international trade links. Proactive and reactive steps have been taken to protect Singapore's food supply chains against the adverse impacts of COVID-19. In this paper, we discuss food security in the city state, the impacts of COVID-19 in the population, the local production, and imports from two main trade partners: Malaysia and China. We conclude by acknowledging the complexity of achieving food security under the very difficult circumstances.

【 授权许可】

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