[Hachiken puts in two pizzas before answering her question.]

Well, historically, they didn't give it much consideration, but it wasn't until there were trade embargoes that the country realized they may have been a bit too dependent on other countries. The situation has improved since then.

As for food, we fare fine. It's more variety then any other reason. We export a lot of food. If the borders were closed, we wouldn't be exporting it and the people would probably be fine.