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The State of Agricultural Commodity Markets 2020

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Online Location
https://doi.org/10.4060/cb0665en
Publication date
02/11/2020
Number of Pages
164
Language:
English
Type of Publication:
Studies
Focus Region:
Global
Focus Topic:
Market / Trade
Type of Risk:
Market-related
Type of Risk Managment Option:
Risk assessment
Risk coping
Risk reduction/mitigation
Commodity:
Crops
Fisheries & Aquaculture
Livestock
Author
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

ABSTRACT

The State of Agricultural Commodity Markets 2020 (SOCO 2020) aims to discuss policies and mechanisms that promote sustainable outcomes – economic, social and environmental – in agricultural and food markets, both global and domestic. The analysis is organized along the trends and challenges that lie at the heart of global discussions on trade and development. These include the evolution of trade and markets; the emergence of global value chains in food and agriculture; the extent to which smallholder farmers in developing countries participate in value chains and markets; and the transformative impacts of digital technology on markets.

Along these themes, SOCO 2020 discusses policies and institutions that can promote inclusive economic growth and also harness markets to contribute towards the realization of the 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals.

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