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The Future of Agriculture: Developing Country Implications (Development Centre Studies)
The Future of Agriculture Developing Country Implications - Development Centre Studies Author:Martin Brown, Ian Goldin International trade in foods will rise by as much as 100% over the next decade, with most of the increase generated by OECD countries. Developing nations thus face a reduction in food self-sufficiency and consequent rises in their food import bills. But such an eventuality need not be a disaster. This study argues that food self-suffici... more »ency is already neither a desirable nor feasible national target for most developing countries. Instead, policy should concentrate on rural-based development and a range of food and non-food crops to generate rural incomes and derive maximum advantage from a liberalized agricultural trading system.« less