PPT-Agriculture and Food in International Trade

G Cornelis van Kooten Professor and Canada Research Chair Department of Economics University of Victoria and Senior Research Fellow Agricultural Economics Institute LEI The Hague The Netherlands. and Food for Forests. CITES Secretariat. Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and . Flora (. CITES). Ensure . that wild fauna and flora in international trade are not exploited . March 4, 2013. EMPOWERING FARMERS THROUGH KNOWLEDGE INTERVENTION. International Food Policy Research Institute. Issues in agriculture sector . Small land holding pattern . i.e. Average size of land holding 1.23 ha per farmer . Structure of Agriculture. Since 2004: . less than . 1%. of the USA population were farmers; . 1920. : 30%; in . 1787. : 90. %. 17%. of the total labor force work in food-related industries. 23 million. Alliance with 9 founding members. Established 2012, launched at GCARD2 in Uruguay . Focused . on . improving . global food security by supporting smallholder agriculture . within healthy, sustainable & climate-smart landscapes. International Trade. The Trade Sector. of the United States . The Growth of the . U.S. . Trade Sector. As is shown here, both exports . & . imports have grown substantially as a share of the U.S. economy . The Globalization of Agriculture. Two major themes in this chapter. Agriculture. Figure 8.1 (p. . 221). Globalization. Figure 8.3 (p. . 223). Agriculture. Relationship Between . Agriculture. and Food Production. During the Neolithic era (10.000B.C.E -4000B.C.E) early man developed settlements based on the new stable food supply, formed patriarchal societies denying women opportunities men were given while retaining the spiritual and religious relationship with their natural surroundings. . Impacts of export lead growth in China. Poverty headcount ratio at $1.90/day (% of pop). 1990. 2014. 66.6%. 1.4%. Life expectancy at birth. 1968. 2016. 55.8 years. 76 years. Improved sanitation. 1990. agri. -food sector & promoting healthy food in . agri. -tourism workshop. 1 – 2 . april. , 2019, . nadi. , . fiji. Moses John AMOS, Director General, MALFFB. Pacific islands FOOD SYSTEM challenges. Statement delivered by Mr Ruve Schank Minister Counsellor of the Republic of Estonia on behalf of the European Unionand its 28 Member States40th session of the FAO ConferenceRome 3-8 July 2017Thank yo Olanrewaju Smith. International Trypanotolerance Centre, Banjul The Gambia. Natural resource management, food security, biofuels and sustainable agriculture. Raise some questions & discussion points . II. FDA's Authority FDA has broad authority. 2 It is the sole United States regulatory body for pharmaceuticals for human use and for medical devices. products are located somewhere other than th Prof. . . Amarendra. N. . Misra. Centre . for Life Sciences, School of Natural Sciences, Central University of Jharkhand, . India. 2. . The . higher education in agriculture and the inquiries of private sectors. The Trade Sector. of the United States . The Growth of the . U.S. . Trade Sector. As is shown here, both exports . & . imports have grown substantially as a share of the U.S. economy . since 1960. The size of the trade sector as a share of GDP more than doubled during 1960-2000..