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Agriculture: Global Food Security Index 2019: Romania ranks 38th
Romania ranks 38th of 113 countries in the global top of food security, according to data included in Global Food Security Index (GFSI), a report drew up by the research division of The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) and supported by Corteva Agriscience, a company active in the agricultural domain.
According to the analysis released on Friday, Romania ranks 38th, mostly thanks to food availability and quality, food security programs and the farmers' easy access to financing sources. “The low level of food waste, the developed distribution system and the availability of micro nutrients in food are strong elements in Romania's case,” the report shows.
In exchange, Romania is surpassed by other countries in point of developing a nutrition standard, establishing a food strategy and the presence of a monitoring and supervision system.
“National expenses for research support in the agricultural domain and the level of local farming infrastructure are below the level of other countries. However, reported to the average global level, Romania is better for the possibility of developing irrigation infrastructure and storage capacity,” the Index mentions.
According to the source, for the second year in a row, Singapore, Ireland and the USA hold the first three positions, being the leaders of food security, despite the fact that in 2019 the Index added new measuring instruments such as: food costs, agricultural infrastructure and the existence of nutrition standards.
GFSI is an ample evaluation of the level of global food security developed by EIU and backed by Corteva Agriscience. The Index, released on a yearly basis, examines global changes and food systems of 113 countries.
Corteva Agriscience is a global company, active in the agricultural domain, quoted by the exchange, which offers farmers in the whole world the most complete portfolio in industry – including a balanced and varied seed mixture, solutions for culture protection and digital solutions based on maximizing productivity and increasing profit.
An independent company quoted by the stock exchange as of June 1, 2019, a former division of DowDuPont.