 | Shared Harvets : Agriculture, Trade, and Employment Agriculture employs more than a billion people in developing countries, representing 48 percent of the labor force. Since many agricultural workers are members of poor households, the relationship between trade and jobs in the sector is highly relevant for poverty reduction and broader development strategies. Shared Harvests analyzes agricultural trade and labor markets in developing countries, particularly the creation and destruction of jobs in the agricultural sector. This volume assesses the employment impacts of agricultural trade at the country, regional, national, and global level and discusses national trade policies and regional and multilateral trade agreements. It examines how changes in productivity, food security, rural urban migration, skills, and domestic regulation affect the relationship between trade and employment in the agricultural sector. The analysis highlights the importance of gradual trade liberalization with social protection and targeted promotion of agricultural productivity to enhance global competitiveness. Contributors include Ir Faridath Aboudou (Laboratoire d'Analyse Regionale et d'Expertise Sociale LARES] Benin), Epiphane Adjovi (Conception et Analyse des Politiques de Developpement CAPOD], Benin), Taisuke Ito (United Nations Conference on Trade and Development UNCTAD]), Stephen Karingi (United Nations Economic Commission for Africa UNECA]), Ethiopia), Luis Linares (Asociacion de Investigacion y Estudios Sociales ASIES], Guatemala), Mina Mashayekhi (UNCTAD), Simon Mevel (UNECA), Aleksandra Nikoli (University of Sarajevo), Pedro Prado (ASIES), Selim Raihan (University of Dhaka and South Asian Network on Economic Modeling, Bangladesh), Bio Goura Soule (LARES), David Vanzetti (National University, Australia), and Raquel Zelaya (ASIES). Copublished with the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development" |
