Welcome to ZEF's Research on Markets, Trade and Policy
This research theme focuses in an inclusive way on the developmental roles of markets and the political, infrastructure, and institutional constraints on access to public services by the rural and urban poor.
Access to markets is a major precondition for farmers and rural landless people to overcome subsistence and to enhance their individual economic situation, making them more resilient to fluctuating boundary conditions as induced by global and national changes, for instance under international trade and investment arrangements and related regulatory regimes.
The development of markets is partly related to the expansion of public services, as the latter often serve as a precondition for people to participate in markets. Among public services, particular attention is given to information, education, social transfers, insurance, and health systems.
This webpage provides more information on our:
Early warning
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News
ZEF research partner Kristina Mensah discusses Unlocking WTO agricultural negotiations: building trust and finding common ground in a new Policy Brief.
Volatility researchers contribute to SoFA 2024 Link to Background paper
Research on the Global Food Crisis 2021- More information: Theme page
Update on the financial needs to Ending Hunger by 2030: Consequences of Complacency and the New Financial Needs for Achieving SDG2
"Food Price Volatility and Its Implications for Food Security and Policy"
is now available online. The book is open access so you are welcome to download it. Hard covers can be ordered via Springer.
