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The Importance of Trade for Food Security

In: Declining International Cooperation on Pesticide Regulation

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  • May T. Yeung

    (University of Saskatchewan)

  • William A. Kerr

    (University of Saskatchewan)

  • Blair Coomber
  • Matthew Lantz

    (Bryant Christie Inc.)

  • Alyse McConnell

    (Bryant Christie Inc.)

Abstract

The important contribution International trade international trade has in meeting the Food security food security challenges that will arise in the first half of the twenty-first century is explained. The dual effect of rising Population population and increasing Incomes incomes among the world’s poorest Consumers consumers on food Demand demand is outlined. Slowing rates of increase in global Agricultural productivity agricultural productivityProductivity will add to the difficulties in increasing Food production food production. The areas where Food demand food demand will increase the most are not where increases in food production can take place, meaning that international movement of foodstuffs must fill the gap.

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  • May T. Yeung & William A. Kerr & Blair Coomber & Matthew Lantz & Alyse McConnell, 2017. "The Importance of Trade for Food Security," Palgrave Studies in Agricultural Economics and Food Policy, in: Declining International Cooperation on Pesticide Regulation, chapter 0, pages 11-18, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:psachp:978-3-319-60552-4_2
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-60552-4_2
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    1. Vasilii Erokhin & Tianming Gao, 2020. "Impacts of COVID-19 on Trade and Economic Aspects of Food Security: Evidence from 45 Developing Countries," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(16), pages 1-28, August.
    2. Vasilii Erokhin & Li Diao & Tianming Gao & Jean-Vasile Andrei & Anna Ivolga & Yuhang Zong, 2021. "The Supply of Calories, Proteins, and Fats in Low-Income Countries: A Four-Decade Retrospective Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(14), pages 1-30, July.

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