Transcript Региональная инициатива по сельскохозяйственной торговле и региональной интеграции в Европе и Центральной Азии

Inclusive policy dialogue to make trade policies
conducive to food security and nutrition
FSN Workshop
16 December 2014
Regional Initiative on
Agri-Food Trade and Regional Integration
Europe and Central Asia
Aron Thuroczy
Agricultural Policy and Economics
Junior Technical Officer
FAO Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia
Background – What are regional initiatives?
Background – Agri-Food Trade and Regional
Integration Regional Initiative
CIS regional and global trade
integration
900
Intra and extra trade trend of the CIS region in basic food products (million USD), 2002=100
800
Export - basic food (extra region)
700
Import - basic food (extra region)
600
Export - basic food (intra region)
500
Import - basic food (intra region)
400
300
200
100
2002
2003
Source: UNCTADSTAT
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
Engagement to trade negotiations
WTO entry of WTO entry of
Georgia
Armenia
2000
2003
1998
2001
WTO entry of WTO entry of
Kyrgyzstan Rep. Moldova
Customs Union
of Belarus,
Kazakhstan and
the Russian Fed.
2010
2008
WTO entry of
Ukraine
WTO observer governments:
Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan
WTO entry of
Russian Fed.
2012
Eurasian Economic
Union of Belarus,
Kazakhstan , the
Russian Fed. and
Armenia
2015
2011
2013
2014
CIS Free Trade
WTO entry of
EU DCFTAs
Agreement among
Tajikistan
Ukraine, Rep.
Armenia, Belarus,
Moldova, Georgia
Kazakhstan,
Kyrgyzstan, Rep.
Moldova, Russian
Fed., Ukraine and
Tajikistan
(Uzbekistan in
2013)
The Regional Initiative
• Aims to strengthen national and regional
capacities to deal effectively with the challenges
posed by greater trade integration
• Four main elements:
Developing evidence
Improving the capacity of the countries to use this
evidence
Facilitating neutral forums and dialogues
Supporting the design and implementation at country
level
Wheat Production and
Trade in 6 leading CIS
wheat producers
Free Trade
Agreements in CIS
Wheat Trade
and Food
Security
Volatility and Wheat
Trade in CIS
Food Safety Risk Analysis
Methods and Communication
Research and Policy Dialogue
on Single Market in the EU
and the Customs Union
Trade Agreements
Trade and
Regional
Integration for
Growth and Food
Security
Food Safety
and Normative
Technical
Guidelines
Food Safety Legal Framework
Dialogue on Multilateral
Trade Issues
WTO Agreements
Training
Capacity development for
participation in Codex work
Focus countries
Delivery at country level
• The Republic of Moldova:
– Technical assistance to modernize food safety
system in the Republic of Moldova by integration
of risk analysis framework
• Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan:
– Technical assistance to develop capacity in food
safety risk management of food processing
enterprises and national authorities in both
countries
FAO work in CIS related food security
• Strengthening of information system for food
security (KG and TJ, and in fours other
countries: AR, AZ, GE, and MD – completed)
• Food Balance Sheets (FBS) training for users
and for producers
• National Food Price Tool (KG, TJ, AZ)
• Regular cereals production and food security
monitoring (GIEWS): food prices, country
briefs, crop prospects
Partnership approach in the region
• Getting more attention in FAO’s work
• Three main forms in the region:
1. Regional Consultative Mechanism
2. Regional platforms
3. National level partnerships between governments
and non-state actors + National platforms
• National level example: Kyrgyzstan Food
Security National Platform (FSNP)
Thank you for your attention!
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