How trade can drive inclusive and sustainable food system outcomes in food deficit low-income countries

Berkum, S. van

doi:10.1007/s12571-021-01218-z

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“…For example, Africa has the lowest level, with 17.4% of the population having access to social welfare protection, compared to Europe and Central Asia, where 84.0% of the population have access to social welfare protection (International Labour Organization, 2021). Consumers in low-income countries spend relatively more on food (40% of spending in sub-Saharan Africa) than high-income countries (17% in advanced economies) (Bogmans et al, 2022), such that food price variabilities potentially result in poor people being unable to afford enough, presenting a conundrum for these affected countries because they increasingly need to import food to meet the needs of rapid population growth (van Berkum, 2021).…”

Section: Livelihood Struggle Among the Rural Poormentioning

confidence: 99%

Diversifying agrifood systems to ensure global food security following the Russia–Ukraine crisis

Neik

Siddique

Mayes

et al. 2023

Front. Sustain. Food Syst.

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The recent Russia–Ukraine conflict has raised significant concerns about global food security, leaving many countries with restricted access to imported staple food crops, particularly wheat and sunflower oil, sending food prices soaring with other adverse consequences in the food supply chain. This detrimental effect is particularly prominent for low-income countries relying on grain imports, with record-high food prices and inflation affecting their livelihoods. This review discusses the role of Russia and Ukraine in the global food system and the impact of the Russia–Ukraine conflict on food security. It also highlights how diversifying four areas of agrifood systems—markets, production, crops, and technology can contribute to achieving food supply chain resilience for future food security and sustainability.

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Section: Livelihood Struggle Among the Rural Poormentioning

confidence: 99%

Diversifying agrifood systems to ensure global food security following the Russia–Ukraine crisis

Neik

Siddique

Mayes

et al. 2023

Front. Sustain. Food Syst.

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“…Agri-food exports to those countries have grown considerably over time. This increase is driven by rapid population growth rather than household income increases (Van Berkum, 2021). At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, a sharp decrease in agri-food exports to LIFDCs occurred.…”

Section: Lifdcs Trade During the Covid-19 Pandemicmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Dietary fat is an essential contributor to energy, and the availability of cheap vegetable oils and fats has led to a significant increase in fat consumption in these countries (Drewnowski and Popkin, 1997). The high proportion of sugar imports is related to increasing sales of sweetened beverages in many underdeveloped countries (Van Berkum, 2021). Miscellaneous edible preparations (HS 21) are ranked in the top five.…”

Section: Lifdcs Trade During the Covid-19 Pandemicmentioning

confidence: 99%

Agri-food trade resilience among food-deficit countries during the COVID-19 pandemic

Ahn

Steinbach

2023

IFAM

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This paper examines the trade resilience of low-income and food-deficit countries (LIFDCs) during the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the pandemic declaration, LIFDCs have faced unique challenges due to their heavy reliance on food imports. This paper identifies the differential trade effects of COVID-19 lockdowns on agri-food exports to LIFDCs using a dynamic treatment effects model and monthly product-level agri-food trade data. The baseline results show a sharp decrease in agri-food exports to LIFDCs in the first three months after the pandemic declaration and a gradual recovery afterward. Additional analyses at the product and country levels show that LIFDCs focused on securing cereal products from foreign sources and that imports of other agri-food products contracted considerably relative to the counterfactual. The foreign supply chains of LIFDCs were less resilient in the first quarter after the treatment than those of other low-income countries, but their recovery was also faster than in those other countries. The paper provides the empirical underpinning for concerns raised by international organizations regarding the resilience of agri-food supply chains and COVID-19 containment measures, revealing the differential impact that lockdowns had on agri-food trade resilience in the developing world.

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“…Policies that centre on trade and agricultural production remain of key interest to the audience of Food Security. van Berkum ( 2021 ) outlines priorities for food deficit low-income countries if they are to benefit from trade. This, however, may only happen if trade leads to inclusive and sustainable growth of nutritious food production.…”

Section: The Global Context Of 2021: Food Supply and Demand Food Pric...mentioning

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Revisiting food security in 2021: an overview of the past year

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Articles published in Food Security in 2021 are reviewed, showing a wide range of topics covered. Many articles are directly linked with "food" and associated terms such as "nutritive", "nutrition", "dietary", and "health". Another important group is linked with (food) "production" and a range of connected terms including: "irrigation", "cultivated", "organic", "varieties", "crop", "vegetable", and "land". A third group of terms refers to the scales at which food security is considered: "household", "farmer", "farm", "smallholder", "community", "nation" and "region". A few themes of Food Security are considered: (1) food supply and demand, food prices, and global trade; (2) food security in households; (3) food production; (4) value chains and food systems; (5) the evolution of the concept of food security; and (6) global nutrition. In a last section, perspectives for Food Security are discussed along four lines of thoughts: the level of inter-disciplinary research published in Food Security; the importance of the Social Sciences for food security as a collective good underpinned by other collective goods within food systems; the balance between the Global South and the Global North in Food Security; and a warning that urgent global challenges that vitally interact with food security may be left unattended as a result of the current public health emergency.

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How trade can drive inclusive and sustainable food system outcomes in food deficit low-income countries

Cited by 24 publications

References 50 publications

Diversifying agrifood systems to ensure global food security following the Russia–Ukraine crisis

Diversifying agrifood systems to ensure global food security following the Russia–Ukraine crisis

Agri-food trade resilience among food-deficit countries during the COVID-19 pandemic

Revisiting food security in 2021: an overview of the past year

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