In this latest study, ESCAP examines food crisis in Asia-Pacific and its relations to economic stability. Identifies 25 countries as hotspots in the region with the worst problems existing in South, Southwest as well as in Southeast Asia and details regional framework of action to improve food security.

The impact of food insecurity on the Asia-Pacific region and how to deal with it is the focus of an ESCAP study entitled Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security in Asia and the Pacific. The study examines the environmental, economic and social challenges that are the roots of the region