Animal Production and Health Commission in Asia and the Pacific

COVID-19: Food security in the Pacific

The pandemic's impact across the Pacific has been immense. For many countries in the region, imported foods constitute half of a person's food intake. If the pandemic continues, and the global and local supply chain is affected, it will disrupt the region's food systems, explains Eriko Hibi, FAO Sub-Regional Coordinator for the Pacific and Representative to thirteen Pacific States.

Interview: Charlotta Lomas, FAO.
Photo: FAO.

01/02/2021