Economic and Social Impacts of Food Self-Reliance in the Caribbean

1. Introduction
2. Trade Liberalization and Food Import Dependency
3. Import Dependency and Food and Nutritional Security in the Caribbean
3.1 Food Availability3.2 Food Access3.3 Food Utilization3.4 Food Stability3.5 Main Conclusions
4. Economic and Social Benefits of Increased Food Self-Reliance
4.1 Food Self-Reliance vs. Food Self-Sufficiency4.2 Main Strategies and Approaches to Revitalize the Agricultural Sector in the Caribbean4.3 Advantages of Increased Food Self-Reliance in the Caribbean4.4 Disadvantages of Increased Food Self-Reliance in the Caribbean4.5 Main Conclusions
5. Viability of Food Self-Reliance Strategy within the WTO Framework
5.1 Caribbean Agriculture under the WTO Rules5.2 Outcomes of the Uruguay Round5.3 Negotiations during the Doha Round5.4 Beyond the Doha Round5.5 Main Conclusions
6. Research Design and Methods
6.1 Study Sample6.2 Sources of Data6.3 Research Methodology
7. Empirical Analysis
7.1 Macroeconomic and Social Overview7.2 Food Import Analysis7.3 Food Supply Analysis7.4 Food Import Coverage Indicator7.5 Food Imports and Public Debt7.6 Food Import Dependency and Food Self-Sufficiency Ratio7.7 Revealed Comparative Advantage Index7.8 Multiplier Effect
8. Policies and Strategies for Food Self-Reliance
9. Conclusions and Recommendations

Ekaterina Dorodnykh is member of the Caribbean Agro-Economic Society. She previously worked as Agricultural Economist in the Sub-Regional Office for the Caribbean of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.