When food meets BRI: China's emerging Food Silk Road

Tortajada, C. and Zhang, H. (2021) When food meets BRI: China's emerging Food Silk Road. Global Food Security, 29, 100518. (doi: 10.1016/j.gfs.2021.100518)

Abstract

One of the crucial but overlooked aspects of China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is the food and agricultural cooperation. In this paper, we argue that under BRI, China is building a ‘Food Silk Road’ with which the country attempts to reconstruct global food supply chains through overseas agricultural investment, agricultural technology transfer, massive investment in infrastructure, and accelerated policy coordination. We also discuss the driving factors behind the emerging Food Silk Road, related challenges, and potential implications of China's quest for food security for global food governance.

• Item Type: Articles
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Tortajada, Professor Cecilia
• Authors: Tortajada, C., and Zhang, H.
• College/School: College of Social Sciences > School of Social & Environmental Sustainability
• Journal Name: Global Food Security
• Publisher: Elsevier
• ISSN: 2211-9124
• ISSN (Online): 2211-9124
• Published Online: 07 April 2021
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2021 Elsevier B.V.
• First Published: First published in Global Food Security 29:100518
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced in accordance with the publisher copyright policy