How Food Export Restrictions Could Worsen a Looming Food Crisis

The document analyzes the impact of COVID-19-related food export restrictions on low-income importing countries, focusing on vulnerability indicators such as undernourishment and calorie import dependency, and urges countries to avoid banning food staples to prevent worsening hunger.

• The document identifies three indicators to assess the vulnerability of importing countries to export restrictions: the specific countries affected by the measures, existing levels of undernourishment, and the degree of dependence on imported calories.
• There is concern that export restrictions on food and agricultural products implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic could harm food access for consumers in low-income countries that import food.
• The brief advocates for countries to avoid banning or restricting the export of food staples due to the negative impact such actions have on hunger within importing nations.

APA

Smaller,, J. H. L. P. (2020). How Food Export Restrictions Could Worsen a Looming Food Crisis. International Institute for Sustainable Development. https://www.iisd.org/publications/food-export-restrictions-worsen-food-crisis

Chicago

Smaller,, Jonathan Hepburn,David Laborde,Marie Parent,Carin. How Food Export Restrictions Could Worsen a Looming Food Crisis. International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2020. https://www.iisd.org/publications/food-export-restrictions-worsen-food-crisis.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{smaller2020how, author = {Smaller,, Jonathan Hepburn,David Laborde,Marie Parent,Carin}, title = {{How Food Export Restrictions Could Worsen a Looming Food Crisis}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, year = {2020}, month = jul, url = {https://www.iisd.org/publications/food-export-restrictions-worsen-food-crisis}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }