Trade policy, biotechnology and grain self-sufficiency in China

Food Self-Sufficiency, Comparative Advantage, and Agricultural Trade: A Policy Analysis Matrix for Chinese Agriculture

We assess the comparative advantage and protection of China’s major agricultural crops using a modified Policy Analysis Matrix (PAM) and 1996 to 1998 data. We consider the following commodities: early indica rice, late indica rice, japonica rice, south wheat, north wheat, south corn, north corn, sorghum, soybean, rapeseed, cotton, tobacco, sugarcane, and a subset of fruits and vegetables. Consi...

China's Grain Trade Policy and Its Domestic Grain Economy

The paper examines the relationship between China's grain trade and domestic grain economy through an institutional perspective. It reveals that China's grain imports have been primarily necessitated by filling the physical gap between domestic grain demand and supply. Due to the special institutional background under which the domestic grain economy segmented into two relatively independent pa...

Food self-sufficiency and international trade: a false dichotomy?

In the wake of the 2007-08 food crisis that brought higher and more volatile food prices, many countries expressed increased interest in pursuing policies to bolster their levels of food self-sufficiency. At the same time, there has also been widespread critique of policies designed to support food self-sufficiency, on the grounds that they are inefficient and can disrupt trade. This debate has...

The Effects of Biotechnology Policy on Trade and Growth

The World Trade Organization Trade Facilitation Agreement (WTO TFA) has been ratified by the requisite two-thirds majority of WTO member states. Consequently all member states are now bound to implement the reforms covered by the agreement. The WTO TFA requires among its provisions the implementation of a post-clearance audit function in customs organizations which is risk-based. International ...

Self Sufficiency In Plasma And Plasma Derived Medicines