Boosting food security amid crises – Opinion – Chinadaily.com.cn

A supermarket staff member verifies residents’ online orders during a lockdown following the recent COVID-19 outbreak in Jilin city, Northeast China’s Jilin province, March 21, 2022. [Photo/Xinhua] The global food system faces significant risks and threats that could disrupt the food supply chains, and cause massive economic loss to food producers and consumers, and other players in the food sector. The interrelated nature of the food system has made the risks even more complex. Each risk, or threat, can seriously disrupt the system, while a combination of these risks can threaten global food security and nutrition. The Ukraine-Russia conflict, the…