Agricultural development and international trade
Traditionally societies and their governments have pursued agricultural development to ensure adequate food is available and affordable and incomes of farm households keep pace with those of nonfarm households. Today the farm sector is also expected to care for the natural environment, ensure the fo...
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International Food Policy Research Institute
2021
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| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/142225 |
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| author | Anderson, Kym Martin, Will |
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| description | Traditionally societies and their governments have pursued agricultural development to ensure adequate food is available and affordable and incomes of farm households keep pace with those of nonfarm households. Today the farm sector is also expected to care for the natural environment, ensure the food it supplies is safe and nutritious, contribute to energy security, help reduce poverty and greenhouse gas emissions, and provide employment and investment opportunities for women as much as for men. Farm productivity growth can contribute to many of these goals and can be accelerated through more targeted investments in applied agricultural research and in rural infrastructure, education, and health. However, each society does not have to achieve these and their other goals in isolation and indeed will be less able to as climate changes add to the volatility of domestic production. Fortunately, each country’s evolving consumption preferences and the wherewithal to satisfy them can be enhanced through trading more openly with other societies. This chapter shows how. It explains the contributions international trade openness can make—and has made—toward achieving these goals. In doing so, the chapter clarifies the role agricultural trade can play, in contrast to trying to remain self-sufficient in food. We draw out the implications for agricultural development prospects in various types of countries as the world economy grows. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1422252025-11-06T04:13:31Z Agricultural development and international trade Anderson, Kym Martin, Will agricultural production policies history trade policies trade agricultural development food security international trade agricultural trade Traditionally societies and their governments have pursued agricultural development to ensure adequate food is available and affordable and incomes of farm households keep pace with those of nonfarm households. Today the farm sector is also expected to care for the natural environment, ensure the food it supplies is safe and nutritious, contribute to energy security, help reduce poverty and greenhouse gas emissions, and provide employment and investment opportunities for women as much as for men. Farm productivity growth can contribute to many of these goals and can be accelerated through more targeted investments in applied agricultural research and in rural infrastructure, education, and health. However, each society does not have to achieve these and their other goals in isolation and indeed will be less able to as climate changes add to the volatility of domestic production. Fortunately, each country’s evolving consumption preferences and the wherewithal to satisfy them can be enhanced through trading more openly with other societies. This chapter shows how. It explains the contributions international trade openness can make—and has made—toward achieving these goals. In doing so, the chapter clarifies the role agricultural trade can play, in contrast to trying to remain self-sufficient in food. We draw out the implications for agricultural development prospects in various types of countries as the world economy grows. 2021-02-01 2024-05-22T12:10:10Z 2024-05-22T12:10:10Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/142225 en https://doi.org/10.2499/9780896293830 https://doi.org/10.2499/9780896293854 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Anderson, Kym; and Martin, Will. 2021. Agricultural development and international trade. In Agricultural development: New perspectives in a changing world, eds. Keijiro Otsuka and Shenggen Fan. Part Three: Context for Agricultural Development, Chapter 13, Pp. 439-470. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/9780896293830_13. |
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| title_short | Agricultural development and international trade |
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| topic | agricultural production policies history trade policies trade agricultural development food security international trade agricultural trade |
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