By LiCAS.news
CHINA and Vietnam are among the world’s most food-secure countries, capable of producing nearly all essential food groups needed to feed their populations without relying on international trade, according to a new global study published in Nature Food.
The study, led by researchers from the University of Göttingen and the University of Edinburgh, modeled a hypothetical collapse in global food trade and assessed how 186 countries would fare in terms of self-sufficiency.
Using data from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the researchers analyzed seven major food categories: legumes, nuts and seeds, vegetables, fruit, starchy foods, dairy products, meat, and fish.
The results reveal that only Guyana—a small South American country with a population of around 800,000—could fully meet its population’s needs across all seven food categories.
China and Vietnam followed closely, each able to supply six out of the seven categories from domestic production.
While the two Asian nations rank high in global food independence, the report warns of growing risks for countries that lack diversified production or depend heavily on single trade partners.
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