This article explores two case studies: the tiger prawn industry in Bangladesh, and the rise of organic farming in Sri Lanka. Each highlights the influence of increased consumer demand for food driven by global market forces, and how these global forces impact on health, economics and politics within Southeast Asia.
The export of tiger prawns is Bangladesh’s second largest generator of foreign currency and has driven an expansion of aquaculture. The main export markets are the European Union (particularly Germany) and the UK. Assisted by the United Nations Development Programme and the Asia Development Bank, shrimp farming mainly takes place in southeast coastal and tidal water polders, which are very similar in nature to the fields used for rice farming.
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