Trading Food: Food security policies in Latin America, Southeast Asia and Southern Africa and their implications for trade and regional integration

The report argues that traditional trade liberalization agendas are insufficient for addressing food security, particularly when risks stem from global market volatility. It suggests that a 'new agricultural deal' and differentiated treatment for developing countries are necessary to reconcile trade and food security.

• Trade liberalization and the reduction of protectionist policies are not sufficient to address food security concerns.
• Policy-makers are likely to implement measures that restrict interaction between national economies and the external environment if they perceive food insecurity risks as originating from international phenomena like global market volatility.
• Several factors, including production subsidies in wealthy nations, lack of vulnerability mechanisms in least-developed countries, and commodity price speculation, encourage the use of unilateral or bilateral state management of trade and investment.
• Achieving food security compatible with trade liberalization requires a global 'new agricultural deal' focused on fair trade rules, reduced price volatility, and increased agricultural investment, based on the principle that developed and developing countries should be treated differently.
• While multilateral agreements are primary for reconciling trade and food security, regional cooperation can reduce costs and uncertainty during crises, provided that regional agreements are institutionally strengthened with rules and disciplines.

APA

Veiga,, P. D. M. (2010). Trading Food: Food security policies in Latin America, Southeast Asia and Southern Africa and their implications for trade and regional integration. International Institute for Sustainable Development. https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/trading-food-food-security-policies-latin-america-southeast-asia-and-southern

Chicago

Veiga,, Pedro da Motta. Trading Food: Food security policies in Latin America, Southeast Asia and Southern Africa and their implications for trade and regional integration. International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2010. https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/trading-food-food-security-policies-latin-america-southeast-asia-and-southern.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{veiga2010trading, author = {Veiga,, Pedro da Motta}, title = {{Trading Food: Food security policies in Latin America, Southeast Asia and Southern Africa and their implications for trade and regional integration}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, year = {2010}, month = aug, url = {https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/trading-food-food-security-policies-latin-america-southeast-asia-and-southern}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }