As a result of significant improvements in income levels and lifestyles, consumers worldwide have increasingly demanded better quality and safer food in recent years. Accordingly, many countries have taken measures to enhance their food standards and labeling systems since they are important not only in improving food quality but also in ensuring the safety of food. The concern for safety, in p…
Food security in Asia has generally been defined in terms of three important elements, namely, food availability, stability of supply and access to food. The first refers to the ability of a country to provide enough food for its ever-growing population. The second element concerns the capacity of the markets to provide a stable supply of food. The third relates to the economic and physical abi…