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Ottawa—China wants to fulfill its domestic food needs by importing more from non-Western countries and that could have a serious impact on efforts to reduce climate change, says a report written for the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute .
The change in its food-buying pattern “is disrupting investment in sustainable intensification in regions of low carbon intensity agriculture,” he said. Meanwhile many countries China is turning to “are imposing forms of export restrictions on food to maintain their food security and affordability, but adding to volatility in prices and global access.”
The number of people facing acute food insecurity has soared from 135 million to 345 million since 2019, and 50 million people in 45 countries are approaching famine, while food affordability is a growing crisis in Canada. “What is perhaps surprising is that the handful of commodity net surplus suppliers have not been able to come together to create a more secure agri-food investment climate,” Bilyea said.
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