THE FOOD GEOGRAPHY OF MAINLAND SOUTHEAST ASIA

Abstract

This report describes the food resources of Mainland Southeast Asia in terms of their adequacy, geographical distribution, and potential military significance. The study reveals that food resources in this area are reasonably satisfactory in comparison to other parts of Asia. However, diets are monotonous and often deficient in the protective foods such as animal proteins, vitamins, and minerals. Because of primitive agricultural techniques, small landholdings, and lack of capital, food production per unit area and per individual is low in Southeast Asia. Despite this, several countries within the area produce more food than their people consume, and are exporters of food. Rice is by far the leading foodstuff produced. Fish constitutes the leading source of animal proteins and ranks second to rice in terms of importance as a food.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0676822

Entities

People

  • Thomas E. Niedringhaus

Organizations

  • United States Army Soldier Systems Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Asia
  • Cambodia
  • Commerce
  • Digestive System Processes
  • Economic Development
  • Geography
  • Meals
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Personnel
  • Nutrition Disorders
  • South Asia
  • South Vietnam
  • Southeast Asia
  • Terrain
  • Topography
  • Vegetables
  • Vietnam

Fields of Study

  • Agricultural and Food sciences

Readers

  • Asian Economic Studies
  • Economics
  • Gender and Food Studies