Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam was ranked fourth in Southeast Asia and 54th in theworld on the Economist Intelligence Unit food security index.
A top world rice exporter, the country scored an overall 64.6out of 100 points, higher than the 62.9 average among 113 countries and territories.
Compared to Southeast Asia peers, Vietnam was behindSingapore (1st place), Malaysia (28th) and Thailand (52nd),though ranking above Indonesia (62nd), the Philippines (64th),Myanmar (77th), Cambodia (90th) and Laos (92nd).
Vietnam did well in eight indicators - presence andquality of food safety net programmes, access to financing for farmers, changein average food costs, proportion of population under global poverty line, foodsafety, volatility of agricultural production, urban absorption capacity andfood loss - with a score above 75.
However, it struggled in public expenditure onagricultural research and development with 1.7 points, and affordability offood with 5.3 points, which were below the world average of 5.0 and 17.8respectively.
Singapore topped the global index ranking with an 87.4overall score, making it the only country in Asia to finish in the top10. Ireland and the US each earned an overall score of 84 and 83.7 tofollow Singapore and complete the global top three.
Yemen, Burundi and Venezuela made up the bottom three./.
Youth to take part in reducing food waste
Young people play an important role in reducing food waste and contributing to food security, said Nguyen Tuan Khoi, founder and CEO of non-profit Foodbank Vietnam.