"Food chokepoint" disruptions and implications for Asia
The ongoing disruptions to maritime traffic in the Red Sea and Suez Canal have highlighted the threats posed by “food chokepoints” in the flow of agricultural products. Asian countries are likely to be impacted through delayed shipments and higher prices, given their reliance on imports from Europea...
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| author | Donnellon-May, Genevieve Teng, Paul |
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| description | The ongoing disruptions to maritime traffic in the Red Sea and Suez Canal have highlighted the threats posed by “food chokepoints” in the flow of agricultural products. Asian countries are likely to be impacted through delayed shipments and higher prices, given their reliance on imports from European and Black Sea markets. Policymakers and private sector planners must consider implementing short-term and longer-term measures as well as region-wide initiatives to leverage major agricultural exporting countries in the Asia-Pacific which can circumvent such chokepoints. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/1746022024-04-07T15:45:02Z "Food chokepoint" disruptions and implications for Asia Donnellon-May, Genevieve Teng, Paul S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies Social Sciences Country and Region Studies Non-Traditional Security The ongoing disruptions to maritime traffic in the Red Sea and Suez Canal have highlighted the threats posed by “food chokepoints” in the flow of agricultural products. Asian countries are likely to be impacted through delayed shipments and higher prices, given their reliance on imports from European and Black Sea markets. Policymakers and private sector planners must consider implementing short-term and longer-term measures as well as region-wide initiatives to leverage major agricultural exporting countries in the Asia-Pacific which can circumvent such chokepoints. Published version 2024-04-03T08:13:23Z 2024-04-03T08:13:23Z 2024 Commentary Donnellon-May, G. & Teng, P. (2024). "Food chokepoint" disruptions and implications for Asia. RSIS Commentaries, 036-24. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/174602 en RSIS Commentaries, 036-24 Nanyang Technological University application/pdf |
| spellingShingle | Social Sciences Country and Region Studies Non-Traditional Security Donnellon-May, Genevieve Teng, Paul "Food chokepoint" disruptions and implications for Asia |
| title | "Food chokepoint" disruptions and implications for Asia |
| title_full | "Food chokepoint" disruptions and implications for Asia |
| title_fullStr | "Food chokepoint" disruptions and implications for Asia |
| title_full_unstemmed | "Food chokepoint" disruptions and implications for Asia |
| title_short | "Food chokepoint" disruptions and implications for Asia |
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| topic | Social Sciences Country and Region Studies Non-Traditional Security |
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