The Maldives are largely dependent on food import to cater the growing population, expatriate community and the large number of tourists visiting the country. Shockingly, 100 percent of their rice, flour and sugar is imported.
The World Bank shows that the Maldives can cater a value of 5% of their food sources, as seen in the visual.The UAE, Singapore and Sri Lanka are, value wise, the three main importers for this Island nation. India is also one of the main importers, quantity wise. That being said, Maldives’ imported food comes from all over the world, ranging from Australia to Germany, and from India to the United States.
It makes you think, doesn’t it?