Economics
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The Malaysian Insight
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TPC-2020-0103-007
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This publication examines Malaysia's structural dependence on food imports and argues for long-term reforms to strengthen domestic agricultural production, improve food resilience and enhance national self-sufficiency. Written before the global supply-chain disruptions that followed, its themes remain highly relevant to contemporary discussions on food security, inflation and strategic resilience.
Why It Still Matters
Food security has become a strategic concern as supply disruptions, inflation and climate risk expose the limits of import dependence. This publication remains relevant for its focus on agricultural capability, domestic production and long-term national resilience.
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Publication Details
Publisher
The Malaysian Insight
Publication Date
Publication Type
Opinion Article
Category
Economics
Author(s)
Alissa Azizi
Pages
Online
Language
Archive Status
Verified Publication
Tags
Food Security
Agriculture
Agricultural Policy
Self-Sufficiency
Food Supply
Malaysia
Economic Policy
Rural Development
National Resilience
Public Policy
The Malaysian Insight
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Citation
Azizi, A. (2020). What We Need to Do to Ensure Food Self-Sufficiency. The Malaysian Insight. Preserved within The Policy Collective Publications Archive.
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This publication has been preserved within The Policy Collective Publications Archive as part of the author's verified body of published work. The original publication remains the primary source while this archive maintains a permanent institutional record for research, professional reference and historical continuity.
Recognition
This publication anticipated the growing importance of food security before the COVID-19 pandemic exposed vulnerabilities in global supply chains. Its analysis remains relevant to contemporary discussions on agricultural resilience, strategic food production and national economic security.
Archive Information
This publication examines Malaysia's structural dependence on food imports and argues for long-term reforms to strengthen domestic agricultural production, improve food resilience and enhance national self-sufficiency. Written before the global supply-chain disruptions that followed, its themes remain highly relevant to contemporary discussions on food security, inflation and strategic resilience.
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