Global Food Policy Report
A review of major developments in food policy around the world, featuring an in-depth look at globalization and rising antiglobalism
Shenggen Fan
Director General, IFPRI
A word from IFPRI
The 2018 Global Food Policy Report reviews major food policy issues and developments from the past year. Leading researchers, policy makers, and practitioners review the changing policy landscape for reducing hunger and poverty and offer a look forward to 2018. This seventh annual report takes an in-depth look at the impacts of globalization—including the movement of goods, investment, people, and knowledge—and the challenge of growing antiglobalization pressures.
In 2018, the world must maintain its momentum toward ending poverty and malnutrition sustainably. Leveraging the benefits of globalization while minimizing the risks can make a key contribution to achieving this vision.
Theme
chapter one
Progress, Uncertainty, and Rising Antiglobalism
chapter two
The Global Food System under Radical Change
chapter three
The Free Flow of Goods and Food Security and Nutrition
chapter Four
International Investment and Local Food Security
chapter Five
Tightening Borders and Threats to Food Security
chapter Six
Achieving Food and Nutrition Security through Open Access Data
chapter Seven
Domestic Farm Policy Reform and Global Food Security
chapter Eight
Governance Reform for Food, Nutrition, and Agriculture
Regional
East & Southeast Asia
Escalating global trade tensions affecting the agricultural opportunities
South Asia
Rural transformation and growth of the rural nonfarm sector
Africa
The potential of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement’s potential
Latin America and Caribbean
Impetus to rural growth from small- and medium-sized towns
Central Asia
Growing interconnectivity including transportation, investment, and trade
Middle East & North Africa
Direct and indirect impacts of continuing conflict on food security and growth
Food Policy Indicators
ASTI
Agricultural Science and Technology Indicators
FPRCI
Food Policy Research Capacity Indicators
GHI
Global Hunger Index
IMPACT
International Model for Policy Analysis of
Agricultural Commodities and Trade
SPEED
Statistics on Public Expenditures for Economic Development
TFP
Agricultural Total Factor
Productivity