Impact of Climate Change on Agricultural Trade and Food Security in ECOWAS
Egbendewe, Aklesso Y.G., Lokonon, Boris K., Naga, Coulibaly and Atewamba, Calvin (2016). Impact of Climate Change on Agricultural Trade and Food Security in ECOWAS. United Nations University Institute for Natural Resources in Africa.
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Author Egbendewe, Aklesso Y.G.
Lokonon, Boris K.
Naga, Coulibaly
Atewamba, CalvinEditor Yong Nje, Dorothé
Nutakor, PraiseTitle Impact of Climate Change on Agricultural Trade and Food Security in ECOWAS Volume/Issue No. 16 Publication Date 2016-12-15 Place of Publication Accra Publisher United Nations University Institute for Natural Resources in Africa Pages IX, 43 Language eng Abstract This paper investigates the impact of climate change on agricultural trade flows inside and outside the ECOWAS region. To reach its objectives, the study uses a trade module of trade cost minimization built within a bio-economic optimization model of cropland allocation. The results showed that the pattern of trade in ECOWAS induced by climatic factors will depend on socio-economic conditions that may prevail during the century. No specific pattern of trade flows is predicted, but there are some countries that may export food to other countries some years and may in turn become importers in other years. Furthermore, several countries may become dependent on products outside ECOWAS trade to meet their domestic food demands. The factors that may ease the cost of trade in ECOWAS on food imports may be an adjustment of the common exterior tariffs. In fact, the study showed that a trade policy that reduces the common exterior tariffs of between 5% and 10% could induce the reduction of total trade cost of about 3% to 7% respectively. UNBIS Thesaurus FOOD PRODUCTION
Climate ChangeKeyword Climate change
Food production
Trade flows
ECOWASCopyright Holder United Nations University Institute for Natural Resources in Africa Copyright Year 2016 Copyright type Fair use permitted ISBN 9789988633127 -
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