THE POTENTIAL FOR SELF-SUFFICIENCY IN FOOD PRODUCTION IN SIX LATIN AMERICAN COUNTRIES: SOME PROJECTIONS FOR 1985 AND 1990

Marshall A. Martin and Anoosh Noori Esfandiari

No 277820, 1979 Annual Meeting, July 29-August 1, Pullman, Washington from American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association)

Abstract: Based on the assumptions and empirical results of this study, most Latin American countries,with the possible exception of Argentina and Colombia, will find it impossible to become self-sufficient in food production in the 1980s. Fertilizer and food imports will be required in most Latin American countries.

Keywords: International; Development (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 15
Date: 1979-07
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.277820

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