Transportation Infrastructure and the Asia-Pacific Food System

Walter J. Armbruster and William T. Coyle

No 137745, 2005 Conference (49th), February 9-11, 2005, Coff's Harbour, Australia from Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society

Abstract: Adequate, well maintained transportation infrastructure is a critical element of the Pacific food system in addressing challenges of rapid urbanization. Policymakers must invest either in streamlining domestic supply chains and/or in facilitating food imports through market opening measures. Economic incentives, competitive transportation and logistic services, and policy reforms, both within the borders of individual economies as well as across the Asia-Pacific region, are also necessary. Important progress is being made in developing and expanding transportation infrastructure to better link food-producing areas with fast growing urban centers. Creating modern infrastructure, improving related services and reforming policies will help build a more seamless Asia-Pacific food system.

Keywords: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; International Development (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 23
Date: 2005
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.137745

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