Continuity and change in the contemporary Pacific food system

• DOI: 10.1016/j.gfs.2021.100608
• Publication Date: 2022-01-06T12:01:52Z
• Authors: Neil L. Andrew; Edward H. Allison; Tom Brewer; John Connell; Hampus Eriksson; Jacob G. Eurich; Anna Farmery; Jessica A. Gephart; Christopher D. Go...; Mario Herrero; Karen Mapusua; Katherine L. Seto; Michael K. Sharp; Phillip Thornton; Anne Marie Thow; Jillian Tutuo
• Keywords: Vulnerability; Consumption; Pace; Nutrition Transition

The Pacific food system has become progressively more integrated into global regimes. This integration had impacts on availability and consumption of food, population health, vulnerability to external drivers. We describe major elements the contemporary provide a foundation for analysis transitions public health outcomes. Although crop production doubled in last fifty years, it not kept pace with growth. deficit is increasingly filled by imported foods, particularly staples, meat sugar. burden malnutrition poor outcomes are apparent. propose seeds transitioning hybrid form that supports historical continuity healthy regionally-produced food.