Petit M. (2009). Agro-food trade and policy issues in the Mediterranean region. Implications for the future of the CAP
and other european policies. 18 p. EU budget review organizes a workshop on: Reflections on the Common Agricultural Policy from a Long-term Perspective, 2009/02/26, Bruxelles (Belgique). Communication écrite et orale : 1 diaporama de 13 diapositives.
Titre : | Agro-food trade and policy issues in the Mediterranean region. Implications for the future of the CAP and other european policies |
Auteurs : | M. Petit |
Type de document : | Actes de Congrès ou Communication isolée |
Année de publication : | 2009 |
Format : | 18 p. |
Note générale : | Communication écrite et orale : 1 diaporama de 13 diapositives |
Langues : | Anglais |
Catégories : |
Catégories principales 06 - AGRICULTURE. FORÊTS. PÊCHES ; 6.3 - PACThésaurus IAMM COMMERCE AGRICOLE ; POLITIQUE AGRICOLE ; POLITIQUE ALIMENTAIRE ; PAC ; POLITIQUE DE MARCHE ; POLITIQUE COMMUNAUTAIRE ; FLUX ; MARCHE MONDIAL ; UNION EUROPEENNE ; REGION MEDITERRANEENNE ; PAYS TIERS MEDITERRANEENS |
Résumé : | Agricultural trade issues and controversies have long received much attention in public policy debates of Mediterranean countries, particularly on the Southern and Eastern shores of the common sea. The general orientation of agricultural trade policies is indeed an important component of a general development strategy in many of these countries where rural populations are large and often poor. In addition, water resources being very scarce in the region, many very poor farmers are engaged in the production of cereals in dry areas, giving low yields but providing the bulk of the diet of poor people both in rural and urban areas. Competition from imports, generally very cheap, could be devastating for these poor farmers but it would benefit those who are net buyers of cereals, including in rural areas. In order to debunk the myths on trade, the first part of this paper will be devoted to an examination of recent trade flows. This will show that Mediterranean agricultural trade is small, very asymmetrical and fragmented. On this empirical basis, the second part of the paper reviews the main trade policy debates, concluding that the economic stakes involved, although significant, do not justify the political animosity which they generate. Hopefully, a saner view of these debates should permit a more ambitious agenda for collaboration in agricultural and rural development in the region; and the implications for European policies, in cluding the CAP, are discussed the third part of the paper. |
Congrès : | EU budget review organizes a workshop on: Reflections on the Common Agricultural Policy from a Long-term Perspective, 2009/02/26, Bruxelles (Belgique) |
Cote : | Réservé lecteur CIHEAM |