ARTICLES

31 Oct 2023

Diversifying from Rice to Alternative Crops in Southeast Asia

Elyssa Kaur Ludher

It will be a tall order to effectively switch from rice to substitute grains but Southeast Asia owes it to its future generations to build up food security and crop resilience in the face of a changing climate.

2 Oct 2023

Growing Food Insecurity Among Southeast Asians – And Concern That Climate Change Will Make It Worse

Elyssa Kaur Ludher

Even before the recent rice price rises, Southeast Asians have been experiencing food insecurity and had growing concerns about climate impacts on food security. The ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute’s recent Climate Outlook Survey 2023 provides a snapshot of the scale of this concern.

Climate Change Food Security Southeast Asia Climate Outlook Survey

25 Jul 2023

Rice Production and Food Security in Southeast Asia under Threat from El Niño

Elyssa Kaur Ludher|Paul Teng

The latest El Niño event has just begun. The effects on rice production and supplies are expected to be severe. This Long Read argues for the urgency of putting in place plans for the next year and the following years to allay the worst impacts.

Food Security

14 Apr 2023

Fertiliser Security for Food Security in Southeast Asia: Going Local and Circular

Elyssa Kaur Ludher

Southeast Asia is highly dependent on a volatile global supply of synthetic fertilisers. Local fertiliser production by natural means, through novel innovations, offer more sustainable alternatives worthy of policy action.

Agriculture Food Security Southeast Asia

30 Mar 2023

Does Food Protection Equal Food Security? Lessons from ASEAN’s Experience with Rice

C. Peter Timmer

Drawing on personal experience as an advisor in Asia, C. Peter Timmer, a leading authority on agricultural development, highlights the role of ASEAN in ensuring food security.

ASEAN ASEANFocus Food Security Global Value Chains

27 Feb 2023

ASEAN’s Agricultural Climate Resilience: Is Strengthening Domestic Production Enough?

Qiu Jiahui|Sharon Seah

To achieve global food security, there is a need not only to increase domestic production, but also to adapt to the climatic impacts on agriculture. This is particularly pertinent in Southeast Asia.

ASEAN Climate Change Food Security

23 Feb 2023

Tools for Planning and Mapping a Food-Secure Malaysia

Elyssa Kaur Ludher

Malaysia has developed comprehensive agriculture and food security policies to respond to exceptionally high inflation since 2020. However, comprehensive tools are also required to successfully translate aspiration into action.

Food Security Malaysia

25 Nov 2022

COP27 and G20: Climate-Food Nexus Takes the Spotlight

Elyssa Kaur Ludher|Paul Teng

Two recent international gatherings — COP27 and G20 — have spotlighted the challenge of climate change and the impact on food security. As a highly vulnerable region, Southeast Asia needs to take urgent steps to adapt its agriculture and food systems, to prepare for a more disruptive future.

Climate Change COP27 Food Security

10 Nov 2022

Food, Floods and Finance at COP27: Southeast Asia Must Act

Prapimphan Chiengkul

Southeast Asian governments should support the call to set up a new global loss and damage (L&D) financing facility, empowered with a broad and responsive mandate. It is insufficient to merely strengthen old institutions. An L&D facility is in every country’s interest.

Climate Change Food Security

4 Oct 2022

Addressing food security and climate change at the G20 Summit

Maria Monica Wihardja|Aninda Dewayanti

Worsening climate change adds pressure to food production, and agriculture is a major cause of greenhouse gas emissions. G20 leaders have an opportunity at this November’s Bali summit to address the long-term challenges of revamping the global food system into a more sustainable, resilient and equitable one.

Agriculture Climate Change Environment Food Security G20 Indonesia