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Interview with CNBC on the suspension of the Black Sea deal. October 31 2022.

"Meat production and consumption are key in Asia and for many Asian countries, grains such as wheat, corn, and soybeans are needed for animal feed to produce beef, pork, poultry as well as fish, authors Genevieve Donnellon-May and Paul Teng wrote in a research note published by Singapore think tank RSIS. Major Black Sea exporters Russia and Ukraine account for about a third of the world’s wheat exports, 15% of the world’s corn exports and about 2.1% of the world’s soybean exports, the pair said, adding that Asian countries are particularly hit because many import from the region. 

 

For consumers in Asia, expect to pay even higher prices for food, including for meat, due to the prolonged conflict alongside rising energy costs and inflation. It’s going to get worse in Asia-Pacific with countries impacted by higher [priced] fertilizer, fuel, and food prices, further exacerbating Covid-related disruptions to the supply chains and climate change-induced extreme weather events, which have impacted agricultural production and food security. Consumers throughout Asia-Pacific should expect to pay more for basic foodstuffs and also for meat”, Donnellon-May told CNBC. 

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Interview with Le Monde (France) in French and in English on China's water issues and management strategies. 17 October 2022. 

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"What you don’t want, notes Genevieve Donnellon-May, a China food security expert, is for countries like Egypt and Bangladesh, which are facing enormous economic crises, having “to fight against countries like China to be able to secure limited [global] wheat supplies.”  Interview with The Wire China on China's food security issues and agri-businesses, September 25 2022.

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"En effet, Genevieve Donnellon-May (Lee Kwan Yew School of Public Policy, Singapour) et Zhang Hongzhou (S Rajaratnam School of International Studies, NTU) nous expliquent que la Chine n'avait pas souhaité remplir ses quotats d'import de blé américain, lequel faisait partie des accords bilatéraux négociés à l'époque de Donald Trump. Fin 2021, la récolte chinoise a été catastrophique et la Chine a dû se rapprocher de la Russie de Vladimir Poutine pour assurer son approvisionnement. En février 2022, Chine et Russie ont ainsi signé un accord d’approvisionnement massif en blé russe. En fait, le conflit ukrainien a créé tellement d'incertitudes que cet accord ne suffira pas."  Le Petit Journal (Hong Kong edition) on the implications of the Ukraine-Russia War on China's food security. March 29 2022. 

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"Even though rural revitalization also presents challenges, such potential concerns could be mitigated or avoided by technological developments," said Genevieve Donnellon-May, a research assistant at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore. China's push to advance rural revitalization incorporates the implementation of many policies and national aims, seeking to transform China and the lives of its rural residents. Aiming to address regional socioeconomic disparities, the widening gap between urban and rural residents, and promote the sustainable development of the Chinese countryside, the rural revitalization strategy offers both the environment and rural residents many opportunities," said Donnellon-May.  

Science and Technology Daily China on the intersection of science, technology, and China's rural revitalization plan. 

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Researchers Genevieve Donnellon-May and Mark Wang analyzed “China’s Evolving Food Security Strategy.” After examining Xi’s numerous initiatives, they conclude that whether Xi will succeed to meet China's demands in the future is an open question: “China, like many other nations, is facing pressure on its agricultural industry from various domestic concerns. These include limited farmland and water supplies, which are required for agricultural production, as well as a smaller workforce, rapid urbanization, shifting demographics, balancing competing urban and agricultural water demands, as well as climate change and extreme weather events.  China is also facing challenges from external pressure such as rising Sinophobia and trade tensions with other countries, global backlash against China in response to COVID-19, and uncertainty over the global food market. In the face of such challenges, are China’s current food security strategies actually realistic?”  

Voice of America's Poloygraph.info on China's food security challenges. October 21 2022 

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