What do we know about the future of food trade?

Trade in agriculture and food products increased dramatically over the past 20 years, driven by population and income growth that resulted in consumption exceeding production in many countries. Productivity growth grew as well, allowing countries with surplus production to meet global import demand....

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Autores principales: Glauber, Joseph W., Gabriel, Sherwin
Formato: Capítulo de libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2025
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/175406
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description Trade in agriculture and food products increased dramatically over the past 20 years, driven by population and income growth that resulted in consumption exceeding production in many countries. Productivity growth grew as well, allowing countries with surplus production to meet global import demand. Reforms in the global trading system have reduced import barriers, also encouraging trade. As a result, imports as a percentage of total consumption have increased steadily (particularly in low-income countries) and forecasts for the near term (next 10 years) as well as longer-term projections (to 2050) suggest that these trends will continue. Climate change will pose continued challenges as production shifts due to increased temperatures and more variable rainfall. Trade will be necessary to help mitigate the impacts of these changes, so the global trading system must remain open and free of harmful distortions.
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spelling CGSpace1754062025-11-06T03:53:17Z What do we know about the future of food trade? Glauber, Joseph W. Gabriel, Sherwin trade agricultural trade world markets cereals maize rice wheat agricultural products trade policies oil crops Trade in agriculture and food products increased dramatically over the past 20 years, driven by population and income growth that resulted in consumption exceeding production in many countries. Productivity growth grew as well, allowing countries with surplus production to meet global import demand. Reforms in the global trading system have reduced import barriers, also encouraging trade. As a result, imports as a percentage of total consumption have increased steadily (particularly in low-income countries) and forecasts for the near term (next 10 years) as well as longer-term projections (to 2050) suggest that these trends will continue. Climate change will pose continued challenges as production shifts due to increased temperatures and more variable rainfall. Trade will be necessary to help mitigate the impacts of these changes, so the global trading system must remain open and free of harmful distortions. 2025-07-21 2025-06-30T20:00:32Z 2025-06-30T20:00:32Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/175406 en https://hdl.handle.net/10568/175019 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Glauber, Joseph W.; and Gabriel, Sherwin. 2025. What do we know about the future of food trade? In What do we know about the future of food systems? eds. Keith Wiebe and Elisabetta Gotor. Part One: What Do We Know About the Future of Food Systems Drivers and Impacts? Chapter 13, Pp. 73-80. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/175406
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