Developing Agricultural Trade: New Roles for Government in Poor Countries - Paperback

by M. Hubbard (Author)

Food security is of vital importance to all nations, but particularly so in developing countries. Governments worldwide are seeking to liberalize agricultural trade, and to change their role from one of controlling trade and prices. Instead these governments seek new roles in encouraging market developments, ensuring quality and providing food security by giving income assistance rather than controlling food supplies. The issue of how this process is being managed in developing countries is the focus of this book. A series of case studies including India, Sri Lanka, Ghana, Zimbabwe, Kenya and Ivory Coast highlights the individuality of approaches and the varying capability and will of governments to take on these new roles.

Author Biography

MICHAEL HUBBARD is based at the School of Public Policy, University of Birmingham, UK. He has published widely on the subjects of agricultural trade, public policy and food security, including Agricultural Exports and Economic Growth, Preventing Famine and Improving Food Security.