Singapore tops food security index for 2nd straight year
Singapore has retained its top position in the world in food security for the second consecutive year in the Global Food Security Index, which assesses if people have access to affordable and quality food to meet their nutritional needs.
Singapore has retained its top position in the world in food security for the second consecutive year in the Global Food Security Index. (Photo: straitstimes.com)
Singapore (VNA) – Singapore has retained its top position in theworld in food security for the second consecutive year in the Global FoodSecurity Index, which assesses if people have access to affordable and qualityfood to meet their nutritional needs.
Singapore is the only country in Asia ranked inthe top 10 of the index.
With a score of 87.4 out of 100, the city-state was ahead of second-rankedIreland, the US (third), Switzerland (fourth) and Finland and Norway in jointfifth.
Published annually, the Global Food Security Index considers the core issues ofaffordability, availability and quality & safety across a set of 113countries. The index is a dynamic quantitative benchmarking model constructedfrom 28 unique indicators that measures the drivers of food security acrossboth developing and developed countries./.
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Singapore has retained its top position in the world in food security for the second consecutive year in the Global Food Security Index. (Photo: straitstimes.com) 
