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IDS Policy Briefing 208

Trade Policy for Sustainable and Inclusive Agriculture

Published on 31 January 2023

Trade policy provides a powerful set of levers for accelerating a transition to more inclusive and sustainable agricultural practices.

Yet, trade in agriculture is often reliant on unsustainable methods of production, misaligned to tackling hunger, inadequate in support for decent farmer livelihoods, with negative climate and environmental impacts. Several countries are pioneering efforts to reform agricultural support schemes. This briefing highlights two key priorities in aligning trade policy with efforts to reform support for a transition to sustainable and inclusive food systems: core environmental standards coupled with scaling finance to support global South producer compliance.

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Sands, A.; Turner, J. and Saha, A. (2023) 'Trade Policy for Sustainable and Inclusive Agriculture', IDS Policy Briefing 208, Brighton: Institute of Development Studies, DOI: 10.19088/IDS.2023.010

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Amrita Saha

Research Fellow

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published by
Institute of Development Studies
doi
10.19088/IDS.2023.010
issn
1479-974X
language
English

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