Markets & Trade
Agrifood prices and food security
Developments following the Russian Amy’s invasion of Ukraine in late February 2022 have clearly demonstrated just how globalised the commodity flows in the agrifood sector have become. And they have made it clear how closely interrelated agricultural commodity, fertiliser and energy prices are – with immediate impacts on global food security. Which consequences is this resulting in regarding future strategies in international agriculture and trade policies?
- Agrifood prices and international trade flows (2023)
- Food price inflation, its causes and speculation risks (2023)
- AMIS – enhancing food market transparency and policy coordination(2023)
- Agricultural prices and food security – a complex relationship(2023)
- Strengthening the market linkages of smallholders in the face of global supply shocks(2023)
- Long-term fertilisation strategies for blended agricultural sustainability are needed(2023)
- Corporate power is growing in the industrial food chain(2023)
- Global fertiliser price volatility – approaches to reduce vulnerability among countries in the Global South (2023)
- The African Continental Free Trade Area – can the milestone live up to its promise?(2023)
- Tapping intra-regional agricultural trade potentials in West Africa(2023)
- Markets for farmers and consumers, not for speculators and corporations(2023)
Markets
Rural markets play a key role in generating rural income, especially for small farmers. But these markets are often insufficiently developed and/or small farmers cannot access them. What are the reasons behind this, how can markets be better designed to fulfil their key functions and allow effective participation by small farmers despite global change?
- Do import restrictions really benefit the local poor in West Africa?(2023)
- Free trade talks between the European Union and India(2023)
- Chocolate made in Africa – the start of a small revolution?(2022)
- Processing tomatoes in Tanzania: a tale of seeds and ketchup(2015)
- Making markets work for the poor(2015)
- Revival for Zimbabwe’s meat market(2013)
- Why markets matter(2013)
- New marketing structures: new chances, new risks(2013)
- A boost for inclusive farmer-trader relationships(2013)
- Better grain marketing with warehouse receipt systems(2013)
- Advocacy for free trade(2013)
- Where is food logistics going?(2013)
- BioTrade – development opportunities for small farmers in Peru(2013)
- Irrigation and markets – a fertile combination for poverty reduction(2013)
- Contract farming: Some fundamentals to be considered in contract design(2012)
- Growing biofuel demand and international food prices(2012)
- A mere question of supply and demand(2012)
- The relevance of speculation(2012)
- Internal factors are prevalent(2012)
- No uniform picture(2012)
- What about small farmers? – The example of Tajikistan(2012)
- What does the future hold?(2012)
Trade
Trade can make an important contribution to sustainable economic development and poverty reduction provided that it can be made fair and inclusive. This is also reflected in the Sustainable Development Goals, but it is also borne testimony to in the latest changes in development co-operation policy, which is increasingly focusing on trade and markets.
- Do import restrictions really benefit the local poor in West Africa?(2023)
- Why trade matters(2017)
- Agriculture trade and sustainability concerns(2017)
- Reconciling trade policies with food security objectives(2017)
- European chicken drumsticks for West Africa – a threat to local markets?(2017)
- The little people always suffer(2017)
- The cost of high food prices in West Africa(2017)
- Closing the standards gap(2017)
- The EIF – bridging trade, development and the world’s poorest countries(2017)
- Horticultural exports – a threat or a boost to food security?(2017)
- Do smallholder farmers benefit from sustainability standards?(2017)
- Big business, small farms and “no deforestation” commitments(2017)
- The private sector as a driver for sustainable rural development(2017)
- Trade and development – growing closer for sustainable rural transformation(2016)
- Revitalise the Aid for Trade initiative(2016)
- Fostering intra-regionale trade in Africa I: Supporting women and informal networks(2016)
- Fostering intra-regional trade in Africa II: What could the role of CAADP be?(2016)
- Boosting trade with better border infrastructure(2016)
- Agricultural value chains – a motor of inclusive economic development in rural areas?(2016)
- The four Ps – a market-led development for smallholders(2016)
- Strengthening local rice markets – The case of smallholder producers in the Philippines(2016)
- Making markets work for the poor – an example from Bangladesh(2016)
- Making markets work for the poor II – Enhancing sustainable income for vulnerable farmers in the Philippines(2016)
- Small farmers, big retailers – How to link smallholders to supermarkets(2016)
- Let’s move towards the Africa we want(2016)
