During the twenty-first century’s wave of transnational farmland investment, Asian countries contributed to about half of the investment. I therefore address the following major questions: What is the food security situation across Asian countries? What are the factors that drive Asian countries to join the transnational farmland investment movement? I argue that the following four factors give rise to the security problems in the food supply chain of Asian countries: (1) the developmental state model that leads Asian countries to sacrifice agriculture in their home countries; (2) the increases in food demand resulting from accelerated urbanization; (3) an unstable food supply chain causing Asian countries to seek reliable bases of food supply; and (4) food safety concerns that drive Asia to look for better quality farmlands. Today, as transnational farmland investment has become one of the models to maintain Asian countries’ food security, this Asian model is also challenging contemporary global food security governance dominated by Western countries. The changes that it will effect over the course of this arduous process will also inform and shape future research within academia.

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保障粮食安全的亚洲方式：跨国农田投资

在二十一世纪的跨国农田投资浪潮中，亚洲国家贡献了大约一半的投资。因此，我提出以下主要问题：亚洲国家的粮食安全状况如何？推动亚洲国家加入跨国农田投资运动的因素有哪些？笔者认为，亚洲国家粮食供应链安全问题的产生主要有以下四个因素：（1）导致亚洲国家牺牲本国农业的发展型国家模式；(2) 城镇化进程加快导致粮食需求增加；(3) 不稳定的食品供应链，导致亚洲国家寻求可靠的食品供应基地；(4) 食品安全问题促使亚洲寻找更优质的农田。今天，在跨国农田投资成为维护亚洲国家粮食安全的模式之一的同时，这种亚洲模式也在挑战当代西方国家主导的全球粮食安全治理。它将在这个艰巨的过程中产生的变化也将为学术界的未来研究提供信息和影响。