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Food resilience and home economics in the digital age
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Article
Citation
Soo, L. M. J. (2023). Food resilience and home economics in the digital age. The Journal of Asian Regional Association for Home Economics, 30(Special Issue), 32–39. https://www.arahe.info/web/viewer.html?file=/journal/list/Volume30%20Special%20Issue%202023.pdf
Abstract
In an era marked by dynamic digital growth, environmental changes, population growth, and global economic fluctuations, the concept of food resilience has emerged as a critical pillar for sustaining communities and ensuring food security. Food resilience refers to a household’s ability to withstand stresses in disruption to food availability, such as natural calamities and man-made disruptions that affect food production and distribution. In the face of the recent Covid-19 pandemic, erratic weather conditions and wars, the importance of building and strengthening food resilience cannot be overstated. In this context, understanding and prioritizing food resilience is not merely a strategic choice but an imperative for the well-being and stability of societies worldwide. In addition, consumers should utilize the advancement of technology to increase their food resilience. Home Economists have an important role to play, using the three “Ts”—Teach, Tech, Touch —to “teach” the correct knowledge on food consumption, include the use of “technology” to make their lifestyles more sustainable and resilient to food disruption and to “touch” the community with our extension programs.
Date Issued
2023
Publisher
Asian Regional Association for Home Economics
Journal
The Journal of Asian Regional Association for Home Economics