Trade Liberalization and Food Security: For a New Green Revolution in Africa

Ismaelline Eba Nguema^1, and Giscard Assoumou Ella^2,

¹Faculté des sciences juridiques, économiques, Et sociales-Souissi (University Mohammed v-Souissi), Morocco

²University of Toulon, France

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Ismaelline Eba Nguema and Giscard Assoumou Ella. Trade Liberalization and Food Security: For a New Green Revolution in Africa. Journal of Food Security. 2014; 2(2):42-50. doi: 10.12691/JFS-2-2-1

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to provide a framework in order to analyze the relation between trade liberalization and food security in Africa. From the 80s, the Bretton Woods institutions consider trade liberalization as a solution to achieve food security in Africa. In this study, the analysis of food security indicators is based on: availability, accessibility and stability / volatility. The situation is that several years after the application of this trade policy, the goal is still not achieved. Thus, reforming agricultural policies in Africa, a fair multilateral trade, the necessary facilities for the African countries to access international markets, and maintaining complementarity between Multilateralism and Regionalism are necessary conditions to promote food security in Africa.

Keywords

food security, trade liberalization, Africa

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