Regional trade and food security in SADC

Maasdorp, Gavin

doi:10.1016/s0306-9192(98)00058-x

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“…After the World Trade Organization (WTO) was established, much research has been conducted on the benefits of the trade liberalization. Some studies emphasized that trade could substantially contribute to improving food security and reducing the global food gap (Maasdorp 1999;Dorosh 2001). However, the view that the trade participation has favourable effects on food security cannot be universally applied, given that the trade restriction policies related to food vary acros s nations (Johnson 1998).…”

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A study on the relationship between international trade and food security: Evidence from less developed countries (LDCs)

Kang¹

2015

AGR ECON-CZECH

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Hunger and poverty are main critical issues in less developed countries (LDCs) and can be attributed to the fact that almost 70% of the LDC populations are employed in the agricultural sector. Although the international trade can reduce food insecurity in LDCs, for example, facilitating the access to larger markets, the volatility in food prices since the late 2000s has negatively aff ected the food availability. Th is study examines the eff ects of trade on the food security and traces a U-shaped relationship between two variables, using 2000-2010 panel data for the LDCs. Th e results are robust across different methods and show that the food security decreases in the initial stages of the trade expansion but increases beyond a given threshold. Th e key fi nding of this study is the U-shaped relationship between trade and food security, which suggests that the policy makers should pay more attention to expanding investments in the agricultural productivity, particularly from the viewpoints of the self-suffi ciency and self-reliance.

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A study on the relationship between international trade and food security: Evidence from less developed countries (LDCs)

Kang¹

2015

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“…Maasdorp (1998) concludes that regional trade can contribute substantially to improved food security, as SADC as a whole has the potential to be self-sufficient in white maize and a wide range of other food crops. It also concludes that there is considerable scope for greater intraregional trade in grain and other food products and for greater cross-border investments in agriculture and agro-industry.…”

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Regional Integration of Agricultural Trade in Southern Africa : Infatuation or Real Need?

Nin‐Pratt

Diao

2014

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The potential benefit of several regional integration initiatives undertook by African countries in recent years is a contentious issue that is continuously being debated. This article assesses the impact of a free trade agreement between member countries of the Southern African Development Community on agriculture. Findings show negative welfare results for regional importers because of the increased imports from inefficient regional producers, who are the major beneficiaries of the agreement. To enhance the benefits gained, the region should implement regional policies beyond trade arrangements, such as those enhancing investment, agricultural productivity, and product diversification.

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“…Table 3 summarizes the variables used in the analysis, their descriptions, and their summary statistics. As the literature has established, trade generally improves food insecurity (D'Odorico et al, 2014;Dorosh, 2001;Maasdorp, 1998). However, a gap in the research exists due to a lack of data for intranational trade within the United States.…”

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Differences in food insecurity across the rural/urban spectrum—The role of trade flows

Beverly

Neill

2022

J of Agr & App Econ Assoc

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There has been little work relating food flows with food insecurity, and how inter‐county trading can drive differences across the rural/urban divide. Using rural–urban continuum codes in combination with a new data set on food flows at the county level we examine the correlation between food insecurity and trade. Results indicate heterogeneous impacts of food trade flows and county types on food insecurity rates. From Oaxaca‐Blinder decompositions we find that differences between rural and metropolitan counties are largely due to explained factors, but differences between nonmetropolitan, nonrural counties and the other county types are unexplained factors.

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Regional trade and food security in SADC

Cited by 13 publications

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A study on the relationship between international trade and food security: Evidence from less developed countries (LDCs)

A study on the relationship between international trade and food security: Evidence from less developed countries (LDCs)

Regional Integration of Agricultural Trade in Southern Africa : Infatuation or Real Need?

Differences in food insecurity across the rural/urban spectrum—The role of trade flows

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