GCC food security

Should GCC Countries be content with the Food Security Rankings?

Food Security Index Ranking 2016 Country Affordability Availability Quality & Safety Overall Rank US 3 1 3 1 UK 11 5 22 8 Qatar 1 43 25 20 Japan 23 23 19 22 Oman 32 21 25 26 Kuwait 6 40 34 27 UAE 3 49 43 30 KSA 27 36 44 32 Bahrain 20 38 51 33 China 51 32 40 42 Egypt 74 37 58 57 Source: GFSI Dependency on imports in GCC Food security is a perennial...

GCC Food Security – Roadblocks and the Road Ahead

Food Security – Origin and Concept Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations states that “food security exists when all people, at all times, have physical and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food to meet their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life”.  4 Pillars of Food Security Countries around the world are striving hard to ensure food security for their people through methods affordable and suitable to their food availability and...