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1 FAO. Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (RAP). 2014. A regional rice strategy for sustainable food security in Asia and the Pacific. Bangkok, Thailand: FAO. Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (RAP). 52p. (RAP Publication 2014/05)
Food security ; Food consumption ; Food quality ; Sustainability ; Agricultural sector ; Rice ; Water productivity ; Intensification ; Nutrition ; Climate change ; Environmental effects ; Irrigation water ; Trade policies ; Markets ; Harvesting ; International cooperation ; Gender ; Empowerment ; Farmers ; Smallholders ; Investment ; Rural communities / Asia-Pacific
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 363.192 G570 FAO Record No: H047152)
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2 Tembo, S.; Matchaya, Greenwell; Nhemachena, Charles; Nhelengethwa, Sibusiso. 2015. Advancing mutual accountability through comprehensive, inclusive, and technically robust review and dialogue and establishing partnerships and mechanisms for joint sector planning, monitoring and evaluation: joint sector review, agriculture. Zambia. Lusaka , Zambia: Ministry of Agriculture. 86p.
Agricultural development ; Agroindustry ; Agricultural financial policy ; Investment ; Planning ; Monitoring ; Evaluation ; Trade policies ; Market access ; Land management ; Water management ; Stakeholders ; Government agencies ; Budgets ; Crop production ; Labour productivity ; Livestock production ; Fisheries / Zambia
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H047485)
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3 Dissanayake, S.; Asafu-Adjaye, J.; Mahadeva, R. 2017. Addressing climate change cause and effect on land cover and land use in South Asia. Land Use Policy, 67:352-366. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2017.06.003]
Climate change mitigation ; Land cover ; Land use ; Agricultural productivity ; Intensification ; Trade liberalization ; Trade policies ; Agricultural prices ; Farmland ; Forestry ; Pastures ; Carbon dioxide ; Emission ; Models ; Databases / South Asia / India
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H048304)
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This paper evaluates the role of trade liberalization and agricultural intensification in mitigating climate change cause and effects on land use and emissions using a computable general equilibrium model. Our results indicate that cropland expansion triggered by climate-induced crop productivity changes results in deforestation and increases emissions in South Asia and globally. Global full trade liberalization on all goods is the optimum policy for South Asia despite significant global deforestation, but for the world, unilateral partial trade liberalization on all goods is a more appropriate policy while ensuring a considerable emissions reduction for South Asia. These results indicate that mitigation responses to climate change are location specific and no one trade policy is suitable at the regional and global levels. Lastly, agricultural intensification by improving productivity growth is the best strategy in land-based emissions mitigation, thereby avoiding the transformation of forest and pasture lands for agricultural cultivation both at regional and global levels.
4 CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE). 2018. Upper river basin watersheds: sustainable, equitable and profitable interventions. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE). 12p. (Towards Sustainable Intensification: Insights and Solutions Brief 6) [doi: https://doi.org/10.5337/2018.205]
Sustainability ; Intensification ; Equity ; Profitability ; Intervention ; River basins ; Watershed management ; Living standards ; Ecosystem services ; Investment ; Landscape ; Local communities ; Food security ; Participatory approaches ; Hydroelectric power ; Downstream ; Upstream ; Integrated management ; Trade policies ; Capacity building ; Infrastructure
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H048503)
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The CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE) has conducted innovative research in the upper watersheds of the Ganges, Mekong, Red and Nile river basins. WLE sought to identify how to improve people’s livelihoods in ways that are equitable, profitable and sustainable, while also improving ecosystem services locally and downstream. The research specifically examined the impact of interventions spanning several sectors, including water, food, energy and trade. This brief presents results, insights and tools that can be adopted and applied elsewhere. Escaping from the confines of narrow sectoral investments and adopting an integrated, ecosystems-focused approach can lead to more sustainable, profitable and equitable use and development of upper watershed landscapes.
5 Aragie, E.; Pauw, K.; Pernechele, V. 2018. Achieving food security and industrial development in Malawi: are export restrictions the solution? World Development, 108:1-15. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2018.03.020]
Food security ; Industrial development ; Export control ; Trade policies ; Maize ; Oilseeds ; Prices ; Markets ; Gross national product ; Households ; Farmers ; Income ; Models ; Sensitivity analysis / Malawi
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H048850)
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0305750X18301025/pdfft?md5=81cc95d4b2800b02e37888117662d9dd&pid=1-s2.0-S0305750X18301025-main.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H048850.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H048850.pdf
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Restrictions on staple or cash crop exports are frequently imposed in developing countries to promote food security or industrial development. By diverting production to local markets, these policies tend to reduce prices and increase domestic supply of food or intermediate inputs in the short term, to the benefit of consumers or manufacturers, which make them attractive to policymakers. However, in the long term, export restrictions discourage agricultural production, which may ultimately negate the short-term gains. This study assesses the economy-wide effects of Malawi’s long-term maize export ban, which was only recently lifted, and a proposed oilseed export levy intended to improve food security and support local processing industries, respectively. We find that maize export bans only benefit the urban non-poor, while poor farmers’ incomes and maize consumption levels decline in the longer run. The oilseed export levy also fails to achieve its long run objectives: even when tax revenues are used to further subsidize food processors, their gains in value-addition are outweighed by declining agricultural value-addition. More generally, these results show that while export restrictions may have the desired outcomes in the short run, production responses may render the policies ineffective in the medium to long run. Ultimately, such restrictive policies reinforce a subsistence approach to agriculture, which is inconsistent with the stated economic transformation goals of many Sub-Saharan African countries.
6 Thow, A. M.; Greenberg, S.; Hara, M.; Friel, S.; du Toit, A.; Sanders, D. 2018. Improving policy coherence for food security and nutrition in South Africa: a qualitative policy analysis. Food Security, 10(4):1105-1130. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12571-018-0813-4]
Food security ; Nutrition ; Food policies ; Food supply ; Agricultural policies ; Agricultural production ; Economic policies ; Economic growth ; Trade policies ; Investment policies ; Agreements ; Political aspects ; Public health ; Malnutrition ; Social aspects / South Africa
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H048938)
https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007%2Fs12571-018-0813-4.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H048938.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H048938.pdf
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Like most other low and middle-income countries, South Africa must address a rising burden of diet-related chronic disease in a situation of persistent food insecurity and undernutrition. Supply-side policy interventions are a critical component of action to address the double burden of malnutrition. However, the food supply is governed by a number of different policy sectors, and policy incoherence can occur between government action to promote a healthy food supply and objectives for economic liberalization. We analysed the coherence of food supply policy content with respect to nutrition and food security in South Africa, and conducted 14 in-depth interviews with 22 public and private sector actors to identify opportunities to improve policy coherence across sectors governing the food supply. Drawing on Sabatier’s conceptualization of actors as influential in shaping policy outcomes, we identified three coalitions of actors related to food security and nutrition in South Africa: the dominant Economic Growth coalition, the Food Security coalition, and the Health coalition. Understanding the frames, beliefs and resources held by these coalitions offers insights into the policy tensions faced by the Government of South Africa with respect to the food supply. The analysis indicates that the current reconsideration of economic policy agendas favouring liberalization in South Africa, including the termination of most bilateral investment treaties, may present an opportunity for increased recognition of food security and nutrition priorities in food supply policy making. Opportunities to strengthen policy coherence across the food supply for food security and nutrition include: specific changes to economic policy relating to the food supply that achieve both food security/nutrition and economic objectives; creating links between producers and consumers, through markets and fiscal incentives that make healthy / fresh foods more accessible and affordable; increasing formal avenues for engagement by Civil Society in nutrition and food security policy making; and including consideration of the nutritional quality of the food supply in policy objectives across sectors, to create a framework for policy coherence across sectors relating to the food supply.
7 Bouet, A.; Laborde, D. (Eds.) 2017. Agriculture, development, and the global trading system: 2000 - 2015. Washington, DC, USA: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). 469p. [doi: https://doi.org/10.2499/9780896292499]
International trade ; Agricultural policies ; Development programmes ; Trade policies ; Trade agreements ; Negotiation ; Food security ; Food stocks ; Agricultural prices ; Domestic markets ; Price volatility ; Market access ; Economic impact ; Tariffs ; Subsidies ; Trade organizations ; WTO ; European Union ; Legal frameworks ; Agricultural insurance ; Crop insurance ; Cotton ; Rice ; Wheat ; Oilseeds ; Soybeans ; Imports ; Exports ; Taxes ; Food aid ; Farmers ; Models / USA / Russian Federation / Brazil / India / China / Canada / Qatar / Uruguay / Indonesia / Doha Development Agenda / Bali
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H048949)
https://www.ifpri.org/cdmref/p15738coll2/id/131381/filename/131592.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H048949.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H048949.pdf
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This book is devoted to the complex relationship between the global trading system and food security, focusing on two important elements: the Doha Development Agenda (DDA) and how food price volatility can be managed, or not, through trade instruments. The first section of the book is based on the premise that more trade integration can fight poverty and alleviate hunger. The second section examines whether managing price volatility is doable through more or less trade integration. This section deals in particular with policy instruments available for policy makers to cope with price volatility: food stocks, crop insurance, and export restrictions. Analysis concludes that without a strong and efficient World Trade Organization (WTO) capable of conducting ambitious trade negotiations, the food security target will be much more difficult to hit.
8 McMillan, M.; Rodrik, D.; Sepulveda, C. (Eds.) 2016. Structural change, fundamentals, and growth: a framework and case studies. Washington, DC, USA: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). 305p. [doi: https://doi.org/10.2499/9780896292147]
Structural change ; Economic growth ; Economic structure ; Frameworks ; Case studies ; Agricultural productivity ; Trade liberalization ; Gross national product ; Manufacturing ; Trade policies ; Industrialization ; Human capital ; Labour market ; Unemployment ; Government policy ; Private sector ; Tariffs ; Constraints ; Political aspects ; Social change ; Transformation ; Households ; Developing countries ; Urbanization / India / Vietnam / Botswana / Ghana / Nigeria / Zambia / Brazil / Gujarat / Maharashtra
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 338.9 G000 MCM Record No: H049061)
https://www.ifpri.org/cdmref/p15738coll2/id/131168/filename/131379.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H049061.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H049061.pdf
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9 Cousin, E.; Kawamura, A. G.; Rosegrant, M. W. 2019. From scarcity to security: managing water for a nutritious food future. Chicago, IL, USA: Chicago Council on Global Affairs. 149p.
Water scarcity ; Water security ; Water management ; Food security ; Nutrition security ; Strategies ; Climate change ; Water resources ; Groundwater ; Water supply ; Water governance ; Institutions ; Water policy ; Water pollution ; Water quality ; Water use efficiency ; Water productivity ; Water demand ; Agricultural research ; Agricultural production ; Peri-urban agriculture ; Urban agriculture ; Precision agriculture ; Technology ; Agricultural trade ; Trade policies ; Virtual water ; Supply chain ; Irrigation management ; Smallholders ; Farmers ; Women ; Diet
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H049178)
https://www.thechicagocouncil.org/sites/default/files/report_from-scarcity-to-security_20190321.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H049178.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H049178.pdf
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10 Bednar-Friedl, B.; Knittel, N.; Raich, J.; Adams, K. M. 2022. Adaptation to transboundary climate risks in trade: investigating actors and strategies for an emerging challenge. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change, 22p. (Online first) [doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/wcc.758]
Climate change adaptation ; Risk management ; International trade ; Strategies ; Trade policies ; Agriculture ; Vulnerability ; Resilience ; Awareness ; Food policies ; Government ; Infrastructure ; Research ; Industry
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H050942)
https://wires.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/wcc.758
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H050942.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H050942.pdf
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There is growing recognition that international trade can transmit climate risks across borders, requiring new forms of and approaches to adaptation. This advanced review synthesizes knowledge on how, by whom and where adaptation actions can be taken in the agriculture and industrial sectors to reduce these transboundary climate risks (TCRs). We find a material difference in the literature on TCRs in agriculture as compared with industrial sectors. Operational and market risks, in particular reductions in food availability, dominate in agriculture, while supply chain and trade-related risks are highlighted for industry. While the origin of the risk (source) is the primary target of adaptation to agricultural TCRs, the general governance structure, such as UNFCCC and WTO deliberations, are important targets in both sectors. Adaptation at the country of destination and along the trade network is of minor importance in both sectors. Regarding the type of adaptation option, agriculture heavily relies on trade policy, agricultural adaptation, and adaptation planning and coordination, while in industry knowledge creation, research and development, and risk management are seen as essential. Governments and the international community are identified as key actors, complemented by businesses and research as critical players in industry. Some measures, such as protectionist trade policies and irrigation, are controversial as they shift risks across countries and sectors, rather than reduce them. While more research is needed, this review shows that a critical mass of evidence on adaptation to TCRs is beginning to emerge, particularly underscoring the importance of international coordination mechanisms.
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