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Kalyani Raghunathan

Kalyani Raghunathan is Research Fellow in the Poverty, Gender, and Inclusion Unit, based in New Delhi, India. Her research lies at the intersection of agriculture, gender, social protection, and public health and nutrition, with a specific focus on South Asia and Africa. 

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Will Martin is a Senior Research Fellow in IFPRI’s Markets, Trade, and Institutions Unit, where his main interests are agricultural trade policy, productivity growth, poverty reduction, prioritization of development interventions, and environmental impacts of agricultural support.

Prior to joining IFPRI, Martin spent nearly 25 years at the World Bank. While there, he headed the Research Team on Agriculture and Rural Development for six years. His research at the Bank included edited volumes on the implications of the Uruguay Round for developing countries; the implications of China’s accession to the WTO; and the potential implications of the Doha Development Agenda. His analysis of the food price shock of 2007/08 was influential in highlighting the impacts of this crisis for the poor and shaping the World Bank’s policy response to this crisis. His research has been cited over 14,000 times, according to Google Scholar.

Martin served as President of the International Association of Agricultural Economists between 2015 and 2018 where he organized the highly successful International Conference of Agricultural Economists in Milan, Italy, in August 2015.

Between 1975 and 1988, Martin worked as Researcher and Senior Manager at the Australian Bureau of Agricultural Economics in Canberra, Australia. He was a Senior Research Fellow at the National Centre for Development Studies of the Australian National University from 1988 to 1990, where he taught graduate classes and undertook research on development and trade issues. He trained in Economics and Agricultural Economics at the University of Queensland, the Australian National University, and Iowa State University.

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Navigating the trade landscape: A Latin American perspective building on the WTO 13th ministerial conference

2024Piñeiro, Valeria; Campos Azofeifa, Adriana; Piñeiro, Martin
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Navigating the trade landscape: A Latin American perspective building on the WTO 13th ministerial conference

This publication-a joint effort by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA)-is being released in the context of growing changes and fragmentation in global economic and trade relationships. Countries are increasingly adopting protectionist measures in response to recent crises and the decreased competitiveness of value chains, due to rising production, marketing and transportation costs. The complex multilateral trade system and the urgent need to implement concrete actions in this area are prompting countries to work towards the adoption of new standards that aim to protect and preserve the environment but could also become barriers to trade that impose a significant economic and social cost on other countries. The countries of the Americas must continue to support efforts to strengthen the multilateral trade system, ensuring that it is open, transparent and science-based, as well as to effectively participate in discussion forums such as the ministerial conferences of the World Trade Organization (WTO). Amidst this scenario, international trade plays a vital role in transforming food systems, by interconnecting them and contributing to creating a more sustainable global food system. In recent years, the growth of production and exports has converted Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) into the largest net food exporting region in the world. On average, agrifood exports from the region in 2021-2023 accounted for 17% of global agrifood exports, representing one fourth of total exports from the region. During that period, LAC agrifood exports grew by 7.6%. Yet, it bears mentioning that, despite its important role, the region has its share of challenges. During 2023, 85% of LAC agrifood exports were directed at external markets and 53% of the value of exported agrifood exports was concentrated among only 10 products. This demonstrates the region’s significant vulnerability and is undoubtedly a challenge that must be addressed. This document is an inter-institutional effort to share ideas and reflections on the main issues to be tackled building on the 13th WTO Ministerial Conference. We hope that it will serve as input in strengthening the participation of the countries of the Americas in WTO multilateral negotiations, while also highlighting the key role of agricultural trade in agrifood system transformation.

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2024

Authors

Piñeiro, Valeria; Campos Azofeifa, Adriana; Piñeiro, Martin

Citation

Piñeiro, Valeria; Campos Azofeifa, Adriana; and Piñeiro, Martin, eds. 2024. Navigating the trade landscape: A Latin American perspective building on the WTO 13th ministerial conference. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute and Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/151786

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Latin America and the Caribbean; Agriculture; Climate Change; Economics; Food Systems; International Trade; Vulnerability

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English

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Open AccessCC-BY-SA-3.0-IGO

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Geopolitical changes and their implications for agricultural trade negotiations

2024Piñeiro, Martin; Piñeiro, Valeria
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Geopolitical changes and their implications for agricultural trade negotiations

The dissolution of the Soviet Union (USSR) in the 1990s marked a significant geopolitical shift, resulting in the clear and undisputed preeminence of the United States (USA) in global affairs. This new dominance was bolstered by the support of its closest allies, primarily the European Union (EU), Japan, Australia, and a few others. In the wake of this geopolitical shift, a new phase of global economic interdependence emerged characterized by a growing reliance on trade and the development of global value chains, which connected production processes across multiple countries. This collaborative approach to production rapidly accelerated at the beginning of the 21st century and played a crucial role in the rapid economic development of countries like China and the Republic of Korea.

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2024

Authors

Piñeiro, Martin; Piñeiro, Valeria

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Piñeiro, Martin; and Piñeiro, Valeria. 2024. Geopolitical changes and their implications for agricultural trade negotiations. In Navigating the trade landscape: A Latin American perspective building on the WTO 13th ministerial conference, eds. Valeria Piñeiro, Adriana Campos, and Martin Piñeiro. Chapter 2, Pp. 11-22. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/151905

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Latin America and the Caribbean; Agricultural Trade; Economics; Negotiation; Politics

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English

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Proposed pathways for moving forward

2024Piñeiro, Martin; Piñeiro, Valeria
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Proposed pathways for moving forward

In Chapter I, the introduction of this book, we present a succinct description of the many difficulties that the World Trade Organization (WTO) and its member countries have encountered over the last decade in their attempts to advance in negotiations toward agreements that could contribute to more open and transparent global trade and the discussions taking place as a result of these difficulties. Starting from this context, the rest of the book aims to contribute to three important themes that have emerged from recent discussions in the WTO. The selection of these themes and the authors’ proposals to solve these themes are influenced by the needs and perspectives of Latin America, specifically the region’s food-exporting countries.

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2024

Authors

Piñeiro, Martin; Piñeiro, Valeria

Citation

Piñeiro, Martin; and Piñeiro, Valeria. 2024. Proposed pathways for moving forward. In Navigating the trade landscape: A Latin American perspective building on the WTO 13th ministerial conference, eds. Valeria Piñeiro, Adriana Campos, and Martin Piñeiro. Chapter 10, Pp. 146-154. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/151920

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International Trade; Agriculture; Climate Change; Economics; Food Systems; Vulnerability

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English

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Blogs

Trade policy and food price volatility: Beggar thy neighbor or beggar thyself?
IFPRI Blog
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June 07, 2024

Trade policy and food price volatility: Beggar thy neighbor or beggar thyself?

By Will Martin, Abdullah Mamun, Nick Minot, and Rob Vos

The downsides of emergency trade measures.

Despite improved global market conditions, high food price inflation persists
IFPRI Blog
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December 04, 2023

Despite improved global market conditions, high food price inflation persists

By Rob Vos, Joseph Glauber, Soonho Kim, and Will Martin

Continuing pressures on food security in low- and middle-income countries.

The political economy of reforming costly agricultural policies
IFPRI Blog
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March 20, 2023

The political economy of reforming costly agricultural policies

By Danielle Resnick, Rob Vos, and Will Martin

The diverse benefits of repurposing support programs.

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Events

32nd International Conference of Agricultural Economists
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August 2 to 7, 2024

32nd International Conference of Agricultural Economists

The triennial International Conference of Agricultural Economists (ICAE-2024), centred on the theme “Transformation Towards Sustainable Agri-Food Systems” is scheduled from August 2-7, 2024, in New Delhi, India. The conference offers a distinctive platform, providing a golden opportunity for the agricultural academic institutions and researchers to convene in person, exchange knowledge, and actively contribute to the […]

2024 Agricultural & Applied Economics Association (AAEA) Annual Meeting
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July 28 to 30, 2024

2024 Agricultural & Applied Economics Association (AAEA) Annual Meeting

IFPRI is participating in the 2024 Agricultural & Applied Economics Association (AAEA) Annual Meeting on July 28 – July 30, 2024. The Agricultural & Applied Economics Association (AAEA) is a not-for-profit association serving the professional interests of members working in agricultural and broadly related fields of applied economics. AAEA members are primarily employed by academic […]

Reforming Agricultural Policies and Farm Support to Advance Sustainable Food System Transformation
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February 29, 2024, 4:00 – 5:45 am

Reforming Agricultural Policies and Farm Support to Advance Sustainable Food System Transformation

Virtual Event: February 29, 2024 – 9:00 AM- 10:45 AM EST. The seminar will present available evidence on promising technological innovations from CGIAR and elsewhere, identify associated tradeoffs, and examine how policies can shape greater uptake of such innovations.

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News

November 25, 2020 | In the News

Ensuring South Asia’s food security requires knowledge, data sharing (The Daily Star)

The Daily Star (Bangladesh) published an article about collaborations in knowledge and data sharing in agriculture and food production and how they are necessary for multilateral trade facilitation among countries to ensure food security in South Asia. Some countries are looking forward to bilateral trade, which is a step towards multilateral trade. Restriction on the movement of products […]

September 11, 2020 | In the News

Sub-Sahara children at most risk of starving to death, charity warns (Church Times)

Church Times (United Kingdom) published an article on hunger and malnutrition specifically in children South of the Sahara. The article quoted IFPRI and its prediction that that food poverty will grow dramatically across the globe in 2020. Sub-Saharan African will be one of the hardest hit, with a 23 percent increase in those classed as falling into extreme poverty: […]

August 23, 2020 | In the News

World food banks and the pandemic effect (Agro-Campana)

Agro-Campana (Argentina) published an article on food security during COVID-19. The crisis has placed government officials in the difficult position of balancing restrictions on mobility with guaranteeing access to basic services. And while the world has not faced major food shortages, there have been disruptions to international food security. In the journal article COVID-19 risks to global food security by IFPRI researchers David Laborde, Will Martin, Johan Swinnen, and Rob […]

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Awards

  • AAEA Fellow, Agricultural & Applied Economics Association, 2021.
  • Past President, International Association of Agricultural Economists, 2018-21; President 2015-18, President Elect 2012-15.
  • Global Trade Analysis Project Hall of Fame, 2016.
  • Award for Reviewer Excellence, WB Econ Rev 2017.
  • Chair Elect, International Section, AAEA, 2011; Chair, 2012; Past Chair 2013.
  • Distinguished Fellow, Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society, 2009.
  • Quality of Research Discovery Award, Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society, 2007.
  • Honorable Mention, American Agricultural Economics Association journal article, 2007.
  • Quality of Communication Award, Agricultural Trade Reform and the Doha Development Agenda, American Agricultural Economics Association, 2006.
  • Member, Global Trade Analysis Project (GTAP) Board 1993-2015, Alan A. Powell Award for Outstanding Service, 1997.
  • President, Economics Graduate Student Assn, 1981-2