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Book (stand-alone)Trade policy and food and nutrition security
The State of Agricultural Commodity Markets 2015-16 Background paper
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No results found.This work contributes to the empirical debate on the impact of agricultural policies on food and nutrition security (FNS). To this aim, it first summarizes some of the arguments and conceptual issues regarding the relationship between agricultural policies and FNS. The work presents some results providing empirical evidence of a significant impact of agricultural policies on food availability. The paper also shows that governments may be tempted to provide ‘too much of a good thing’, since the h ighest levels of support are associated with lower levels of performances in terms of food availability. -
BookletLinking trade and food and nutrition security in Indian Ocean Commission member states 2016
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No results found.This discussion paper identifies key trends and patterns in food markets across selected IOC member states focusing on assessing the linkage between trade promotion and food security. Challenges are constraints involved in improving nutrition standards through trade are highlighted alongside windows of opportunity for future collaboration between the two thematic areas, i.e. the fisheries sector. The brief is concluded with major recommendations for action moving forward. -
Book (stand-alone)Food security, developing countries and multilateral trade rules
The State of Agricultural Commodity Markets 2015-16 Background Paper
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The WTO Agreement on Agriculture (AoA) is frequently criticised for not taking sufficient account of the needs of developing countries to pursue policies necessary to promote their food security. This paper assesses the extent to which existing and proposed rules limit the policy space that developing countries might want. It also explores the way in which AoA rules - under the headings of import protection, domestic support and the ability to respond to volatile world market prices - enable tra de to make a positive contribution to food security, while also highlighting areas where the absence of rules, incomplete rules or inappropriate rules hinder the role that trade can make.
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