Ensuring urban food security in ASEAN (Association of South East Asian Nations): Summary of the findings of the food security expert group meeting held in Singapore 4-5 August, 2010

This synthesis provides the main findings of the Food Security Expert Group Meeting which was convened by the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS) Centre for Non-Traditional Security (NTS) in Singapore on 4-5 August 2010. The meeting brought together experts from multilateral and bilateral agencies, international and regional organisations, universities, agribusiness firms and relevant Singapore government agencies. The Meeting aimed to examine the context of urban food security relative to global food security and rural food security; explore the development of an ASEAN Food Security Management Information System; assist in developing a research agenda on urban food security; and identify possible roles for Singapore in the global food system.