National and Regional Self-Sufficiency Goals: Implications for International Agriculture

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 examines 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 these factors for world trade and food security.

• An Introduction to Agricultural Self-Sufficiency Issues—the Editors.
• Conceptual Issues in Analyzing the Economics of Agricultural and Food Self-Sufficiency—J.M. Staatz.
• Mechanisms for Achieving Food Self-Sufficiency—E.W.F. Peterson.
• REGIONAL STUDIES.
• Latin America—D. Graham and N. Traore.
• West Africa—J.M. Staatz and J.B. Wohl.
• Eastern and Southern Africa—M. Rukuni and C.K. Eicher.
• India—A. de Janvry and E. Sadoulet.
• Malaysia and Thailand—E. Fitzpatrick.
• Developed Countries—S.C. Schmidt.
• FURTHER ISSUES.
• Dynamics of Self-Sufficiency and Income Growth—N. Rask.
• Structural Change in Food Demand and National Food Self-Sufficiency Goals—L.J. Unnevehr.
• International Agricultural Trade and Food Self-Sufficiency—F. Ruppel.
• Structural Adjustment and Food Security in Developing Countries—E.W.F. Peterson.
• CONCLUSION.
• An Overview of Agricultural Self-Sufficiency in Developing Countries—E. Kellogg.