Evolution of Global Food Trade Patterns and Its Implications for Food Security Based on Complex Network Analysis

Global food trade is an integral part of the food system, and plays an important role in food security. Based on complex network analyses, this paper analyzed the global food trade network (FTN) and its evolution from 1992 to 2018. The results show that: (1) food trade relations have increased and g...

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Autores principales:	Jieyong Wang, Chun Dai
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	food security global food trade complex network analysis evolution Chemical technology TP1-1185
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:a9f5f1251bd04eb2b13f21ec1c71b91b2021-11-25T17:33:54ZEvolution of Global Food Trade Patterns and Its Implications for Food Security Based on Complex Network Analysis10.3390/foods101126572304-8158https://doaj.org/article/a9f5f1251bd04eb2b13f21ec1c71b91b2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/10/11/2657https://doaj.org/toc/2304-8158Global food trade is an integral part of the food system, and plays an important role in food security. Based on complex network analyses, this paper analyzed the global food trade network (FTN) and its evolution from 1992 to 2018. The results show that: (1) food trade relations have increased and global FTN is increasingly complex, efficient, and tighter. (2) Global food trade communities have become more stable and the trade network has evolved from “unipolar” to “multipolar”. (3) Over the nearly 30-year period, the core exporting countries have been stable and concentrated, while the core importing countries are relatively dispersed. The increasingly complex food trade network improves food availability and nutritional diversity; however, the food trade system, led by several large countries, has increased the vulnerability of some countries’ food systems and brings about unsafe factors, such as global natural disasters and political instability. It is supposed to establish a food security community to protect the global food trade market, address multiple risks, and promote global food security.Jieyong WangChun DaiMDPI AGarticlefood securityglobal food tradecomplex network analysisevolutionChemical technologyTP1-1185ENFoods, Vol 10, Iss 2657, p 2657 (2021)
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spellingShingle	food security global food trade complex network analysis evolution Chemical technology TP1-1185 Jieyong Wang Chun Dai Evolution of Global Food Trade Patterns and Its Implications for Food Security Based on Complex Network Analysis
description	Global food trade is an integral part of the food system, and plays an important role in food security. Based on complex network analyses, this paper analyzed the global food trade network (FTN) and its evolution from 1992 to 2018. The results show that: (1) food trade relations have increased and global FTN is increasingly complex, efficient, and tighter. (2) Global food trade communities have become more stable and the trade network has evolved from “unipolar” to “multipolar”. (3) Over the nearly 30-year period, the core exporting countries have been stable and concentrated, while the core importing countries are relatively dispersed. The increasingly complex food trade network improves food availability and nutritional diversity; however, the food trade system, led by several large countries, has increased the vulnerability of some countries’ food systems and brings about unsafe factors, such as global natural disasters and political instability. It is supposed to establish a food security community to protect the global food trade market, address multiple risks, and promote global food security.
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author	Jieyong Wang Chun Dai
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title	Evolution of Global Food Trade Patterns and Its Implications for Food Security Based on Complex Network Analysis
title_short	Evolution of Global Food Trade Patterns and Its Implications for Food Security Based on Complex Network Analysis
title_full	Evolution of Global Food Trade Patterns and Its Implications for Food Security Based on Complex Network Analysis
title_fullStr	Evolution of Global Food Trade Patterns and Its Implications for Food Security Based on Complex Network Analysis
title_full_unstemmed	Evolution of Global Food Trade Patterns and Its Implications for Food Security Based on Complex Network Analysis
title_sort	evolution of global food trade patterns and its implications for food security based on complex network analysis
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publishDate	2021
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Evolution of Global Food Trade Patterns and Its Implications for Food Security Based on Complex Network Analysis

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