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SELF‐SUFFICIENCY AND FOOD SECURITY IN THE UK AND EC PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS
Author(s) -
Sturgess I. M.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
journal of agricultural economics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.157
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1477-9552
pISSN - 0021-857X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1477-9552.1992.tb00228.x
Subject(s) - food security , procurement , self sufficiency , independence (probability theory) , agriculture , public economics , politics , relation (database) , economics , production (economics) , agricultural policy , business , agricultural economics , microeconomics , political science , marketing , geography , computer science , statistics , mathematics , archaeology , database , law
The political strength in the EC and UK of the belief that high levels of self‐sufficiency make food supplies more secure is demonstrated and explained. The relationship is examined analytically and critically, taking particular account of the priority of food, adjustment costs, and linkages between agriculture and other sectors. The need for a policy of food security in Western Europe is discussed in relation to military, crop and trade uncertainties. Finally, the elements of a more rational policy, including measures of storage, procurement and production independence, are outlined.