Promoting Food Security Through Non-tariff Measures: From Costs to Benefits

The objective of this report is to decrypt the complex linkages across the four pillars of food security: accessibility, availability, stability, and utilization. It quantifies impacts and offers solutions. In section 2 we distinguish different types of NTMs and present quantitative evidence of their incidence. Section 3 maps out the multidimensional linkages between NTMs and food security. Section 4 looks at policy actions at the national, regional and multilateral levels to tilt the balance between costs and benefits towards a positive impact on food security. Section 5 concludes with policy recommendations.