Managing food security risks and intra-regional trade in Africa
The role of intra-regional trade in managing food price risks in Africa is being discussed in various fora. In response to high food prices, many countries adopted ad-hoc measures to restrict and/or prohibit trade with neighbouring countries. With policy makers, civil society organizations, development partners and other stakeholders as target audience, the brief shows that regional trade can reduce domestic food price volatility by shifting food staples from areas where local markets are unable to absorb surplus production to food deficit regions
Autor: Jamie Morrison
Organización: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Año: 2016
Cobertura geográfica: África
Tipo: Documento/nota de orientación
Texto completo disponible en: http://www.fao.org/3/a-i5403e.pdf
Idioma utilizado para los contenidos: English