Go to AfricaBib home

Go to AfricaBib home AfricaBib Go to database home

bibliographic database
Line
Previous page New search

The free AfricaBib App for Android is available here

Periodical article Periodical article Leiden University catalogue Leiden University catalogue WorldCat catalogue WorldCat
Title:Regional Trade and Food Security in SADC (Southern African Development Community)
Author:Maasdorp, GavinISNI
Year:1998
Periodical:Food Policy
Volume:23
Issue:6
Period:December
Pages:505-518
Language:English
Geographic term:Southern Africa
Subjects:SADC
food policy
grain trade
cereals
Inter-African Relations
Economics and Trade
Agriculture, Natural Resources and the Environment
External link:https://doi.org/10.1016/S0306-9192(98)00058-X
Abstract:This paper addresses a number of pertinent questions on regional trade and food security in southern Africa. The questions focus on grain products: Should a country go it alone or should it belong to a regional trade bloc? Within the SADC region, should countries be content to be cereal importers? How can free trade be phased in? How can intra-SADC trade be expanded? Potentially sensitive agricultural products are listed and the sensitivity in grain milling and cereals is discussed in detail. The major conclusion is that trade in the region can contribute substantially to improved food security. There is also considerable scope for greater intraregional trade in grain and other food products, and for greater cross-border investment in agriculture and agroindustry. Bibliogr., note, sum.
Views
Cover