Food security and law are two interrelated concepts essential for ensuring that individuals and communities have access to safe, nutritious, and sufficient food. In recent years, there has been growing recognition of the importance of food security and law in achieving sustainable development and addressing global challenges such as climate change, poverty, and inequality. This article explores the challenges and issues on food security in Malaysia and Thailand that aim to identify legal resolutions to ensure the sustainability of the food supply. The study focuses on the critical components of ensuring that individuals and communities have access to safe, nutritious, and sufficient food, meeting the diverse needs and priorities of different stakeholders, and addressing the complex economic, social, and environmental challenges facing the global food system as the significant consideration. The study adopts a qualitative methodology utilizing doctrinal, library-based research. The data were analyzed using content and thematic analysis on developed coding and theme. The study's findings benefit the stakeholders, government and policymakers for both jurisdictions in specific and other relevant stakeholders in general.
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