FOOD SECURITY: Vegetable Sufficiency and Affordability

By 2050, the world’s demand for food will be 60% greater than it is today.1 To meet the
demands of the growing population while conserving resources for future generations, the
quest for food sustainability and security has taken central stage in the global spotlight. On the global scale, Malaysia is 42nd out of 113 nations in the Global Food Security Index (GFSI)
2018, deemed favourable by The Economist Intelligence Unit. However, the rank in GFSI is a decline from previously 35th place in 2016.2