How Food Export Restrictions Could Worsen a Looming Food Crisis

This policy brief uses data from the International Food Policy Research Institute’s (IFPRI’s) COVID-19 Food Trade Policy Tracker to analyze the impact of food and agricultural export restrictions introduced during the COVID-19 pandemic on food-importing countries.

• The policy brief examines the vulnerability of food-importing countries to export restrictions by analyzing three specific indicators: the countries affected by the measures, existing levels of undernourishment, and dependence on imported calories.
• There is concern that export restrictions on food and agricultural products implemented in response to the COVID-19 pandemic could harm food access for consumers in low-income countries that import food.
• The brief urges nations to avoid banning or restricting the export of food staples due to the potential to increase hunger in 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} }