COVID-19: Trade restrictions are worst possible response to safeguard food security
As COVID-19 spreads around the globe, fears of a deep global recession are mounting. Some also fear that food supplies may start running short, especially if supply chains are disrupted. Others fear that agricultural production may be disrupted by containment measures that restrict workers fromharve...
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| author | Glauber, Joseph W. Laborde Debucquet, David Martin, Will Vos, Rob |
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| description | As COVID-19 spreads around the globe, fears of a deep global recession are mounting. Some also fear that food supplies may start running short, especially if supply chains are disrupted. Others fear that agricultural production may be disrupted by containment measures that restrict workers fromharvesting and handling crops. While we should take these concerns seriously — especially for fruits and vegetables, which have complex supply chains, or foods sold primarily through restaurants — they should not be overstated either, especially not for basic staples such as rice, wheat, and maize. Global markets are well supplied, stocks are healthy, production of key staples is unlikely to be disrupted, and prices have remained relatively stable. Trade is allowing production to move from areas of surplus to areas of shortage, avoiding the drastic shortages and food insecurity associated with reliance only on local production. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1431642025-11-06T04:17:04Z COVID-19: Trade restrictions are worst possible response to safeguard food security Glauber, Joseph W. Laborde Debucquet, David Martin, Will Vos, Rob agricultural production exports covid-19 trade barriers trade food security food prices As COVID-19 spreads around the globe, fears of a deep global recession are mounting. Some also fear that food supplies may start running short, especially if supply chains are disrupted. Others fear that agricultural production may be disrupted by containment measures that restrict workers fromharvesting and handling crops. While we should take these concerns seriously — especially for fruits and vegetables, which have complex supply chains, or foods sold primarily through restaurants — they should not be overstated either, especially not for basic staples such as rice, wheat, and maize. Global markets are well supplied, stocks are healthy, production of key staples is unlikely to be disrupted, and prices have remained relatively stable. Trade is allowing production to move from areas of surplus to areas of shortage, avoiding the drastic shortages and food insecurity associated with reliance only on local production. 2020-06-01 2024-05-22T12:12:19Z 2024-05-22T12:12:19Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/143164 en https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.133762 https://www.ifpri.org/blog/covid-19-trade-restrictions-are-worst-possible-response-safeguard-food-security Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Glauber, Joseph; Laborde Debucquet, David; Martin, Will; and Vos, Rob. 2020. COVID-19: Trade restrictions are worst possible response to safeguard food security. In COVID-19 and global food security, eds. Johan Swinnen and John McDermott. Part Four: Food trade, Chapter 14, Pp. 66-68. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.133762_14. |
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