Can self-sufficiency policy improve food security? An inter-temporal assessment of the wheat value-chain in Uzbekistan.

Lombardozzi, Lorena; Djanibekov, Nodir

Abstract

There is a controversial debate about what is the best public policy a government should adopt to achieve an affordable and stable supply of staple food for its citizens so to ensure food security. This paper contributes to the debate on the socio-economic impacts of food self-sufficiency policy (SSP) in three ways. First, it thoroughly outlines the costs and advantages of self-sufficiency policy presented in the literature. It argues that self-sufficiency policies are not neutral but have to be assessed for their distributional impacts across the different actors and over time, and in their context-specificity. Second, using the case of wheat self-sufficiency policy in Uzbekistan, it unpacks its effects on the different economic actors and institutions. Third, it reflects on the relevance of wheat self-sufficiency policy for food security in a context of dynamic economic development.

Citation

Lombardozzi, L., & Djanibekov, N. (2021). Can self-sufficiency policy improve food security? An inter-temporal assessment of the wheat value-chain in Uzbekistan. Eurasian Geography and Economics, 62(1), 1-20. https://doi.org/10.1080/15387216.2020.1744462

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Mar 16, 2020
• Online Publication Date: Apr 2, 2020
• Publication Date: Jan 1, 2021
• Deposit Date: Dec 4, 2024
• Publicly Available Date: Dec 4, 2024
• Print ISSN: 1538-7216
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 62
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 1-20
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/15387216.2020.1744462
• Keywords: Commodity value chain, self-sufficiency policy, food security, wheat, Central Asia