Challenge of globalization to agriCulture in the asian and PaCifiC region

Globalization mostly implies neither borders nor nations. The concept stresses “the globe” or “the world” as a whole. In the ASPAC region, the most evident form of market openings take place as a result of multilateral and bilateral trade negotiations. The development of IT is also an additional blow to lower the national borders. Agricultural production and marketing sectors suffer direct impacts of globalization in the forms of seed purchasing and international trade of agricultural products. Consumers and manufacturers in the domestic food chain are influenced by globalization and these are transmitted to the agricultural sector. This discusses the major impacts of globalization to agriculture in the ASPAC region and its corresponding government policy implications, especially where it concerns food security and livelihood of consumers.