num_pages: 250
description: The drive for agricultural and food self-sufficiency in countries throughout the world has become an important topic in international political discussions. This book uses a basic economic framework to set forth the issues and debates surrounding self-sufficiency and also describes the current situation in Asia, Africa, Latin America and the developed countries. A combination of thematic and region-specific analyses examine various justifications for pursuing goals of agricultural and food self-sufficiency and the mechanisms used to achieve those goals. The authors consider the meaning of self-sufficiency, the degree to which it is being achieved now or is likely to be achieved in the future, and the implications of those factors for world trade and food security.
language: English
title: National and Regional Self-Sufficiency Goals: Implications for International Agriculture
titlecomplete: National and Regional Self-Sufficiency Goals: Implications for International Agriculture
publisher: Lynne Rienner Pub