International food prices, agricultural transformation, and food security in Central Asia

Bibliographic Data

ID3886675
AuthorsKamiljon T Akramov, Kamiljon Akromov (0000-0003-4357-0508, corresponding author)
Year2011
Volume21
Issue4-5
Pages741-754
Publication date2011-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueDevelopment in Practice (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0961-4524 • E-ISSN: 1364-9213
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/09614524.2011.562283
OpenAlexW2093348667
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited4

This study addresses the impact of global food prices on domestic food prices, the short-term policy responses taken by national governments, and major constraints on long-term food security in Central Asia. A surge in domestic food-price inflation in Central Asian countries was almost perfectly simultaneous with the spike in international food prices. Food-price inflation was spurred in part by adverse weather conditions in 2007, and exacerbated by the decision of the government of Kazakhstan to temporarily impose export tariffs and suspend wheat exports. The transformation of the region's agriculture since 1991 has changed the structure of agricultural production and led to reallocation of more land to food crops, improving food security in the region, and mitigating the negative consequences of rising international food prices. The article argues that the further improvement of food security in the region requires concerted efforts from governments to remove constraints on agricultural productivity

Agricultural economics · Agricultural productivity · Agriculture · Business · Development economics · Economic growth · Economic policy · Economics · Food prices · Food security · Food systems · Geography · International trade · Natural resource economics · Productivity · Agricultural risk and resilience · Economics of Agriculture and Food Markets · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations

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