The Global Peace and Food Security; A case study of the Global South and the South Pacific Island Nations; the need for affordable wheat and grain supply

Tobert Akau Ken 

Most countries in the Global South, Africa, and Pacific Island have irregular rainfall patterns, with strains of El Niño patterns causing severe food shortages. Plant breeding on grains is non-existent in Pacific Island nations, and the main staple foods are imported rice and wheat, although their prices are exorbitant. Food labelling and marketing of affordable energy grains from conventional and mutational plant breeding programs are fundamental for producers and consumers to establish in the global food trade. A new paradigm shift in the agrifood system was modelled to accompany energy alone food aid from the regions of the wheat and grain producing countries, deviating from the recent bio-fortification race. Four strategies were identified to supplement the nutritional downfalls from the high-yielding grain crop breeding program: (a) growing fruits and vegetables in controlled environment agriculture (CEA); (b) promoting livelihood through sustainable ecosystem services; (c) sustainable fisheries development for marginalized atoll nations; and (d) fast, efficient, and reliable transport services requiring both public and private sector approaches for food to reach their intended destination.