Trade Policy and Food Security: Farm Policies of Developed Countries

What kind of trade policy framework is needed to support food security goals? • Cartigny, Switzerland

by Timothy Josling

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Farm Policies in developed countries have been widely blamed for creating problems for food security in developing countries. These problems have included high barriers to developing country exports, low prices in world markets for staple foods, unstable prices that inhibit investment, and more generally an imbalance between agricultural progress in developed and developing countries. Many of these criticisms are well aimed, and this note will not attempt a defense against those arguments that are less than persuasive.

One response to “Trade Policy and Food Security: Farm Policies of Developed Countries”

1. Rosemirta Birungi 22nd June 2011 at 11:35

   The paper has provided me withguidance on my publication which am preparing. Its focusing on analysing polices for enabling exploiting market opportunities for value added dairy and meat product in Eastern and Central Africa region

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