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"Trade Liberalization and Food Security: For a new green revolution in Africa" by Nguema, Ismaelline Eba and Giscard Assoumou Ella Abstract The purpose of this study is to analyze the link between trade liberalization and food security in Africa. In fact, from the 80s, the Bretton Woods institutions consider trade liberalization as a solution to achieve food security in Africa. The idea is based on the concept of the “comparative advantages” according the production costs; each country must export the goods with less production costs, and conversely. However, several years after the application of this economic policy in Africa, the goal is still not achieved. In this context, our objective is to provide a framework in order to analyze the link between trade liberalization and food security in Africa. Thus, we introduce the elements that must be taken into account in African countries: import capacity, viability of supply of food products, price stability… In what conditions African countries can resist to the volatility of the international prices of foods in the context of the speculation and can maintain the purchasing power of their households in the context of the ambivalence of the trade policies adopted in Africa? However, the conclusion of the “Uruguay round” in 1994 created many hopes concerning the resolution of the preceding preoccupations. The establishment of a food security strategy based on the external exchanges was considered in the Multilateral Agreement on Agriculture (MAA) and in the Agreement on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures, and concerning the reduction of the barriers to trade.The recommendations proposed by the MAA should progress in accordance with the process of the multilateral trade negotiations, but the blocking of the Doha round and the development of the bilateralism are not compatible with the food security strategy based on international trade in Africa. Many African countries export food products. In this context, a fair and regulated international trade is a solution for these countries to resolve the problem of alimentary risk based on the volatility of int... |
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- Agricultural policies - Domestic policy analysis - Food prices and food security - Multilateral trade negotiations - Africa (Central) - Africa (East) - Africa (North) - Africa (Southern) - Africa (West) |
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