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Book (stand-alone)Regional trade agreements and food security in Asia 2012
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No results found.Food security has always been one of the prime development objectives for all developing countries. One issue often raised is whether regional trade agreements can play a positive role in strengthening food security in Asia, especially in the context of global food price volatility, and, if so, what kind of domestic policy mix is necessary for a country to benefit from trade liberalization in improving national food security? Governments have adopted differing positions in this debate based on t heir unique profiles and constraints. This publication examines the experience of selected countries with two major regional trade agreements in the region and the ability of those countries to realize their national food security objectives. The book also reviews experiences with regional trade agreements outside the region, and provides commodity-specific perspectives on regional trade agreements. -
Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetThe African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement and agricultural development: challenges and prospects
FSN Forum in Africa report of activity No. 15
2020This document summarizes the online discussion The African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement and agricultural development: challenges and prospects held on the FAO Global Forum on Food Security and Nutrition in Africa (FSN Forum Africa) from 5 May to 2 June 2020. The discussion was facilitated by Jean Senahoun from FAO’s Regional Office for Africa in Accra, Ghana. This online discussion aimed to exchange ideas on the challenges to and prospects for the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement in Africa’s agricultural sector and its implications for food security and nutrition. Participants shared ideas on the Trade Area’s potential impacts in general, and more specifically on food security and agricultural development. In addition, the issue of informal cross-border trade and how this could be addressed in the context of the AfCFTA was addressed. Last, the discussion elicited comments stressing the need to make AfCFTA-related policymaking processes more participatory. -
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