Food Security and Agro-Industrial Potential of the Eurasian Region.
Reports and Working Papers 23/1
Almaty: Eurasian Development Bank, 2023

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Global food security is worsening. In 2022, 828 million people worldwide suffered from hunger or malnutrition. EDB analysts project that high food prices will persist due to population growth, climate change, and energy and labor shortages. The Eurasian region, including EAEU countries, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan, has the potential to boost food production and exports extensively and intensively. The region already achieves 80-95% self-sufficiency in most food products, with grains and oilseeds being the highest and fruit the lowest. Mutual food trade among Eurasian countries has grown significantly. To ensure food security, an inclusive approach is needed, emphasizing effective export-import channels. Nurturing major producers and improving logistics through the Eurasian Commodity Distribution Network (ECDN) will help realize the region's potential. Access to promising markets requires improved infrastructure and a unified Eurasian Transport Framework. To enhance food security, the region should reduce dependence on imports, develop the agricultural technology base, strengthen financial infrastructure, create an enabling regulatory environment, and improve water and energy management.