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THE STATE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE 2005 Agricultural trade and poverty Can trade work for the poor? Download Flyer - 557Kb Download Full Version - 1.46Mb

FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS Rome, 2005

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Foreword
Acknowledgements
Glossary
Explanatory note
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1. Introduction and overview

Trade, poverty and food security: what are the linkages?
Overview of the report


2. Trends and patterns in international agricultural trade (Download  445 KB)
Agricultural trade and the world economy
The shifting geography of agricultural trade
Agricultural trade in the least developed countries
Agricultural trade within regions
Processed products and the role of supermarkets
Key findings


3. The agricultural trade policy landscape (Download  234 KB)

Evolution of agricultural trade policy
Domestic support
Export competition
Market access
Key findings


4. Macroeconomic impacts of agricultural trade reform (Download  132 KB)

Modelling trade policy reform
Computable general equilibrium model results
Agriculture sector model results
Key findings


5. Poverty impacts of agricultural trade reforms (Download  223 KB)

Agriculture's role in poverty reduction
Trade's role in poverty reduction
Agricultural trade reform and poverty
Impact of trade reforms on factor markets
Trade reforms, productivity and economic growth
Implications for policy research
Key findings


6. Trade and food security(Download  254 KB)

What is food security?
Correlations between trade and hunger
Trade liberalization and food security
Case studies in macroeconomic and trade reforms
Key findings


7. Making trade work for the poor: the twin track approach to hunger and poverty reduction (Download  264 KB)

Track one: creating opportunities
Track two: ensuring access
Are we on the right path?
Summary


PART II - World and regional review: facts and figures (Download 479 KB)


1. TRENDS IN UNDERNOURISHMENT
2. FOOD EMERGENCIES AND FOOD AID
3. EXTERNAL ASSISTANCE TO AGRICULTURE
4. CROP AND LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION
5. WORLD CEREAL SUPPLY SITUATION
6. INTERNATIONAL COMMODITY PRICE TRENDS
7. AGRICULTURAL TRADE
8. FISHERIES: PRODUCTION, UTILIZATION AND TRADE
9. FORESTRY



PART III - Statistical annex (Download 513 KB)


Notes on the annex tables
Table A1. Food security and nutrition
Table A2. Agricultural production and productivity
Table A3. Population and labour force indicators
Table A4. Land-use indicators
Table A5. Trade indicators
Table A6. Economic indicators
Table A7. Total factor productivity)



References
Special chapters of The State of Food and Agriculture
Selected publications
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