The SAARC Food Bank and Cooperation of Food Security
The South Asia subcontinent has long been one of the most impoverished regions in the world with food security issues being particularly serious.Under the leadership and coordination of South Asian Association For Regional Cooperation(SAARC),member countries in South Asia have engaged in cooperation on food security,with Food Bank at its core,supplemented by Seed Bank,technical collaboration and information exchange.The Food Bank aims to serve as a regional food reserve for SAARC member countries in the event of food crisis and emergency,providing regional support for their food security efforts,promoting intergovernmental partnerships and regional integration,and addressing food shortages in member countries and regions through collective action.Food and nutrition security in the region can be ensured through institutional cooperation and collective action.Food reserve cooperation has become an important part of regional cooperation in South Asia.Despite a series of practices and achievements,there are still some problems,such as the lack of a mature government-led food reserve system,insufficient implementation of farmland quality cooperation projects,and the small variety of food involved in cooperation.These problems have exposed the lack of depth and breadth of cooperation among SAARC member countries at this stage.The reasons for this situation are manifold,with differences and challenges among member countries in multiple dimensions.To further strengthen cooperation on food security,SAARC member countries need to put aside their barriers and face reality in order to address potential food security threats.Only by deepening cooperation and solving existing problems can food security in the South Asian region be sustainably guaranteed in the future.
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