The WTO's international multilateral trade system and its effects on the production and consumption of food

Authors

  • Ricardo César Barbosa Júnior Universidade Federal de Goiás - UFG, Goiânia - GO
  • Estevan Coca Programa de Pós-Graduação em Geografia, Universidade Estadual Paulista - UNESP, Presidente Prudente - SP

Keywords:

World Trade Organization, International Food Trade, Food Sovereignty

Abstract

Upon the WTO’s 20th anniversary this paper evaluates how its free trade regime has impacted the way people grow and eat food. Further on, we describe how food sovereignty emerged as a counter proposal that aims to once again make food about people and not profit.

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Author Biographies

Ricardo César Barbosa Júnior, Universidade Federal de Goiás - UFG, Goiânia - GO

Universidade Federal de Goiás - UFG, Goiânia - GO

Estevan Coca, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Geografia, Universidade Estadual Paulista - UNESP, Presidente Prudente - SP

Programa de Pós-Graduação em Geografia, Universidade Estadual Paulista - UNESP, Presidente Prudente - SP

How to Cite

Barbosa Júnior, Ricardo César, and Estevan Coca. 2017. “The WTO’s International Multilateral Trade System and Its Effects on the Production and Consumption of Food”. Meridiano 47 - Journal of Global Studies 16 (150):42-49. https://periodicos.unb.br/index.php/MED/article/view/5133.

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