Agri-food trade and climate change

Santeramo, Fabio Gaetano and Miljkovic, Dragan and Lamonaca, Emilia (2021): Agri-food trade and climate change. Forthcoming in: Economia Agroalimentare / Food Economy

Abstract

Climate change, the agri-food sector and trade are closely related. This contribution aims at present issues related to the economic impacts of climate changes on international trade. The agri-food sector is one of the most hit by changes in climate, and it is also responsible of substantial environmental impacts. In a globalised world, these effects do not alter only the agri-food domestic markets but propagate across countries. While climate change may trigger changes in trade patterns by altering food availability and access as well as comparative advantages across countries, trade itself may constitute an adaptation strategy. Our note provides elements to be considered in the future debate that will likely be focused on the interrelations between, climate change, trade and global value chains of agri-food products.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Adaptation; development; global value chain; trade
• Subjects: F - International Economics > F1 - Trade > F17 - Trade Forecasting and Simulation; Q - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics ; Environmental and Ecological Economics > Q1 - Agriculture > Q17 - Agriculture in International Trade; Q - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics ; Environmental and Ecological Economics > Q5 - Environmental Economics > Q54 - Climate ; Natural Disasters and Their Management ; Global Warming

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