Food Trade Network and Food Security: From the Perspective of Belt and Road Initiative

Mohammed Ismail Alhussam, Jifan Ren (), Hongxing Yao and Omar Abu Risha
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Mohammed Ismail Alhussam: School of Economics and Management, Harbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen), Shenzhen 518055, China
Jifan Ren: School of Economics and Management, Harbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen), Shenzhen 518055, China
Hongxing Yao: School of Finance and Economics, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
Omar Abu Risha: School of Statistics, Dongbei University of Finance and Economics, Dalian 116025, China

Agriculture, 2023, vol. 13, issue 8, 1-19

Abstract: In recent times, there has been a growing interest in the role of food trade in achieving food security. This study presents a comprehensive analysis of the relationship between food trade and food security within the context of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). This study employs complex networks alongside the quadratic assignment procedure (QAP) regression method on trade data of 46 countries under BRI for the period 2008 to 2018. The resulting complex network showed an enhancement in the food trade relationships and food security levels after BRI, indicating a mutually positive effect. In addition, the closeness centrality measure showed a strong correlation with food security, indicating that food trade has positive spillovers on food security in the proximate countries. Using geographical distance as an instrumental variable, the QAP regression model proved the positive effects of food trade on food security. More investment in trade infrastructure is recommended to reduce the negative effect of geographical distance on food security.

Keywords: food security; food products trade; complex networks; belt and road initiative (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q1 Q10 Q11 Q12 Q13 Q14 Q15 Q16 Q17 Q18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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