ABSTRACT
This chapter demonstrates a convergence of interests in the so-called "Transpacific Community" for the possible establishment of a food-security system for the Pacific countries, based on the fundamentals and the strategic approach of the Mexican Food System. The Mexican Food System considers food security as the possibility of continuous access to foodstuffs essential for the development and normal functioning of the individuals in a society. For most countries, world food security is related to an international availability of foodstuffs, especially cereals, on a continuous and secure basis. The objective of food security requires solutions that involve not only technical aspects, but also political actions on both a national scale and bilateral, subregional, and regional scales. Protectionism, oligopolization of trade in foodstuffs, and disloyal practices make the "international food system" highly vulnerable. A final thought must be added for food security, reserves, and stability of the international market.
