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Support Pacific neighbours by strengthening indigenous food systems

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Title Support Pacific neighbours by strengthening indigenous food systems
 
Creator Mohammed, Essam Yassin
 
Subject nutrition
pacific islands
food systems
Fish
indigenous food
 
Description Across the island states of the Pacific, indigenous food systems have been shaped and refined over centuries to make the most of bountiful natural resources without exhausting them. The exchange of fish and crops is the heartbeat of the Melanesian food system and is deeply embedded in the history, culture, and identity of its people.
However, this unique legacy of knowledge has been usurped by centuries of colonialism followed by incorporation, on unequal terms of trade, into the modern, industrialised global food system. Diets – and the food production and distribution systems that supply them – have been supplanted by the influx of imported and processed foods, leaving islands particularly vulnerable to global challenges, from the climate crisis or soaring inflation to food price hikes and public health concerns.
But building on the foundations of traditional food practices offers a credible and sustainable pathway to modern island food systems that achieves better health outcomes, climate change resilience, and greater stability across the region.
 
Date 2022-07-26
2023-01-18T13:06:28Z
2023-01-18T13:06:28Z
 
Type Blog Post
 
Identifier Essam Yassin Mohammed. (26/7/2022). Support Pacific neighbours by strengthening indigenous food systems. URL: https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/support-pacific-neighbours-strengthening-indigenous-food-systems
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/127388
https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/support-pacific-neighbours-strengthening-indigenous-food-systems
 
Language en
 
Rights Copyrighted; Non-commercial educational use only
Open Access
 
Publisher Lowy Institute