SINGAPORE - Dwindling food supplies, ensuing price spikes and risks of hunger in import-dependent countries are causing consternation globally, with the Bank of England's governor labelling the food security crisis "apocalyptic".
Some food-producing nations, normally net exporters of food products, are resorting to food protectionism to safeguard stocks for themselves.
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