Global trade in food and agricultural products more than doubles in last two decades
(WorldNews Asia)

Download logo Global agri-food trade has more than doubled since 1995, amounting to $1.5 trillion in 2018, with emerging and developing countries` exports on the rise and accounting for over one-third of the world`s total, according to a new report issued today by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The State of Agricultural Commodity Markets, 2020 (SOCO 2020) argues that global trade and well-functioning markets lie at the heart of the development process as they can spur inclusive economic growth and sustainable development, and strengthen resilience to shocks. `We need to rely on markets as an integral part of the global food system. This is all the more...