IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/caa/jnlage/v66y2020i7id3-2020-agricecon.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Regional trade and food security challenges: The case of SAARC countries

Author

Listed:
  • Muhammad Waqas Khalid

    (Department of Economics, PMAS Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan)

  • Ashar Sultan Kayani

    (Department of Economics, PMAS Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan)

  • Jamal Mohammed Alotaibi

    (Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Society, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia)

  • Muhammad Muddassir

    (Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Society, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia)

  • Bader Alhafi Alotaibi

    (Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Society, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia)

  • Hazem S. Kassem

    (Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Society, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
    Agricultural Extension and Rural Society Department, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt)

Abstract

Higher consumption and increased import requirements for the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) region can be catered through neighboring trade partners if resources are optimally utilized. The purpose of this research is to analyze the connection between regional trade of SAARC countries and the food security challenges faced by the region. The study uses data from 1990-2018 for Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh to econometrically analyze the determinants of the volume of food trade. The results show that the gross domestic product of importing or exporting countries and foreign direct investment (FDI) have positive impact on regional trade. The bilateral exchange rate between trading partners has a negative impact on the trade volume. The results also showed the absence of a long-run relationship between volume of trade and food security using Johansen's cointegration test. Our analysis suggests that policy makers should focus on the means for creating favorable environment in Pakistan and India to not only meet the increasing global demands for food but also increasing their competitiveness for high-quality and low-quality priced products in major exports markets.

Suggested Citation

  • Muhammad Waqas Khalid & Ashar Sultan Kayani & Jamal Mohammed Alotaibi & Muhammad Muddassir & Bader Alhafi Alotaibi & Hazem S. Kassem, 2020. "Regional trade and food security challenges: The case of SAARC countries," Agricultural Economics, Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences, vol. 66(7), pages 335-344.
    • Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlage:v:66:y:2020:i:7:id:3-2020-agricecon
    DOI: 10.17221/3/2020-AGRICECON
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: http://agricecon.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/3/2020-AGRICECON.html
    Download Restriction: free of charge
    File URL: http://agricecon.agriculturejournals.cz/doi/10.17221/3/2020-AGRICECON.pdf
    Download Restriction: free of charge
    File URL: https://libkey.io/10.17221/3/2020-AGRICECON?utm_source=ideas
    LibKey link: if access is restricted and if your library uses this service, LibKey will redirect you to where you can use your library subscription to access this item
    ---><---

    As the access to this document is restricted, you may want to

    for a different version of it.

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. World Bank, 2010. "Food Price Increases in South Asia : National Responses and Regional Dimensions," World Bank Publications - Reports 2885, The World Bank Group.
    2. Jeevika Weerahewa, 2009. "Impact of Trade Facilitation Measures and Regional Trade Agreements on Food and Agricultural Tarde in South Asia," Working Papers 6909, Asia-Pacific Research and Training Network on Trade (ARTNeT), an initiative of UNESCAP and IDRC, Canada..
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Citations

    Citations are extracted by the CitEc Project, subscribe to its RSS feed for this item.
    as


    Cited by:

    1. Muhammad Waseem Shahzad & Muhammad Asif Khan & Mohammed Arshad Khan & Ahsanuddin Haider, 2024. "Regional integration and export performance of Pakistan: Empirical evidence from the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 19(10), pages 1-19, October.

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.
    1. Ahmed, Saira & Ahmed, Vaqar & Sohail, Safdar, 2010. "Trade agreements between developing countries: a case study of Pakistan - Sri Lanka free trade agreement," MPRA Paper 29209, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    2. Mamta Kumari & Nalin Bharti, 2020. "What Drive Trade Costs? South Asia and Beyond," South Asia Economic Journal, Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka, vol. 21(2), pages 258-280, September.
    3. Brockhaus, Jan & Kalkuhl, Matthias, 2015. "Grain emergency reserve cooperation – A theoretical analysis of benefits from a common emergency reserve," 2015 Conference, August 9-14, 2015, Milan, Italy 212767, International Association of Agricultural Economists.
    4. K.S. Kavi Kumar & Kamal Karunagoda & Enamul Haque & L. Venkatachelam & Girish Nath Bahal, 2012. "Addressing Long-term Challenges to Food Security and Rural Livelihoods in South Asia," Working Papers 2012-075, Madras School of Economics,Chennai,India.
    5. Briones Alonso, Elena & Swinnen, Johan, 2016. "Who are the producers and consumers? Value chains and food policy effects in the wheat sector in Pakistan," Food Policy, Elsevier, vol. 61(C), pages 40-58.
    6. Prasanna, R.P.I.R. & Bulankulama, S.W.G.K. & Kuruppuge, R.H., 2012. "Factors Affecting Farmers` Higher Gain from Paddy Marketing: A Case Study on Paddy Farmers in North Central Province, Sri Lanka," International Journal of Agricultural Management and Development (IJAMAD), Iranian Association of Agricultural Economics, vol. 2(01), pages 1-13, March.
    7. Pratyush Raychaudhuri, 2023. "A gravity model analysis for the renewable energy trade potential in India, South Asia and Southeast Asia," Economics Bulletin, AccessEcon, vol. 43(2), pages 1185-1194.
    8. Debashis CHAKRABORTY & Sacchidananda MUKHERJEE, 2016. "How Trade Facilitation Measures influence Export Orientation? Empirical Estimates with Logistics Performance Index Data," Journal of Economics Library, KSP Journals, vol. 3(4), pages 554-569, December.
    9. Elena Briones Alonso & Johan Swinnen, 2015. "A Value Chain Approach to Measuring Distortions to Incentives and Food Policy Effects (with application to Pakistan’s grain policy)," Working Papers id:6895, eSocialSciences.
    10. Nadia Shabnam & Fabio Gaetano Santeramo & Zahid Asghar & Antonio Seccia, 2016. "The Impact of Food Price Crises on the Demand for Nutrients in Pakistan," Journal of South Asian Development, , vol. 11(3), pages 305-327, December.
    11. Sushil Kumar & Shahid Ahmed, 2015. "Gravity Model by Panel Data Approach," Foreign Trade Review, , vol. 50(4), pages 233-249, November.
    12. Mamta Kumari & Nalin Bharti, 2021. "Trade and logistics performance: does country size matter?," Maritime Economics & Logistics, Palgrave Macmillan;International Association of Maritime Economists (IAME), vol. 23(3), pages 401-423, September.
    13. Ahmed, Saira & Ahmed, Zafar & Sohail, Safder & Sarfraz, Irfan & Shafqat, Mohammad & Mamoon, Dawood & Saadia, Hissam, 2012. "Lessons Drawn From Pakistan-Sri Lanka FTA," MPRA Paper 81488, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    14. Syed Abul Hasan, 2013. "The impact of a large rice price increase on welfare and poverty in Bangladesh," ASARC Working Papers 2013-11, The Australian National University, Australia South Asia Research Centre.
    15. Hanan G. Jacoby, 2016. "Food Prices, Wages, And Welfare In Rural India," Economic Inquiry, Western Economic Association International, vol. 54(1), pages 159-176, January.
    16. Simrit Kaur, 2014. "Food entitlements, subsidies and right to food: a South Asian perspective," Chapters, in: Raghbendra Jha & Raghav Gaiha & Anil B. Deolalikar (ed.), Handbook on Food, chapter 19, pages 482-514, Edward Elgar Publishing.
    17. Vincent H. Smith & Joseph W. Glauber, 2020. "Trade, policy, and food security," Agricultural Economics, International Association of Agricultural Economists, vol. 51(1), pages 159-171, January.
    18. Mazhar Hussain & Syed Zulfiqar Ali Shah, 2022. "Pre and Post Evaluation of Pakistan-Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreemen," Lahore Journal of Economics, Department of Economics, The Lahore School of Economics, vol. 27(1), pages 89-115, Jan-June.
    19. Mazhar Mughal & Charlotte Fontan Sers, 2020. "Cereal production, undernourishment, and food insecurity in South Asia," Review of Development Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 24(2), pages 524-545, May.

    More about this item

    Keywords

    ;
    ;
    ;
    ;
    ;

    Statistics

    Access and download statistics

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:caa:jnlage:v:66:y:2020:i:7:id:3-2020-agricecon. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Ivo Andrle (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://www.cazv.cz/en/home/ .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.