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dc.contributor.authorClapp, Jennifer
dc.date.accessioned2017-03-15 17:06:20 (GMT)
dc.date.available2017-03-15 17:06:20 (GMT)
dc.date.issued2017-01
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodpol.2016.12.001
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10012/11494
dc.description© 2016 The Author. Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodpol.2016.12.001en
dc.description.abstractFood self-sufficiency gained increased attention in a number of countries in the wake of the 2007–08 international food crisis, as countries sought to buffer themselves from volatility on world food markets. Food self-sufficiency is often presented in policy circles as the direct opposite of international trade in food, and is widely critiqued by economists as a misguided approach to food security that places political priorities ahead of economic efficiency. This paper takes a closer look at the concept of food self-sufficiency and makes the case that policy choice on this issue is far from a straightforward binary choice between the extremes of relying solely on homegrown food and a fully open trade policy for foodstuffs. It shows that in practice, food self-sufficiency is defined and measured in a number of different ways, and argues that a broader understanding of the concept opens up space for considering food self-sufficiency policy in relative terms, rather than as an either/or policy choice. Conceptualizing food self-sufficiency along a continuum may help to move the debate in a more productive direction, allowing for greater consideration of instances when the pursuit of policies to increase domestic food production may make sense both politically and economically.en
dc.description.sponsorshipResearch support for this article was provided by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada || Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation.en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherElsevieren
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/*
dc.subjectFood self-sufficiencyen
dc.subjectFood securityen
dc.subjectTradeen
dc.subjectFood importsen
dc.subjectFood exportsen
dc.subject.lcshfood securityen
dc.subject.lcshbusinessen
dc.titleFood self-sufficiency: Making sense of it, and when it makes senseen
dc.typeArticleen
dcterms.bibliographicCitationClapp, J. (2017). Food self-sufficiency: Making sense of it, and when it makes sense. Food Policy, 66, 88–96. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodpol.2016.12.001en
uws.contributor.affiliation1Faculty of Environmenten
uws.contributor.affiliation2School of Environment, Resources and Sustainabilityen
uws.typeOfResourceTexten
uws.peerReviewStatusRevieweden
uws.scholarLevelFacultyen


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