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Regional Cooperation on Food: Caribbean Community and Food Security

Gıda Üzerine Bölgesel İş Birliği: Karayipler Topluluğu ve Gıda Güvencesi

Samet Yılmaz(Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi)0000-0002-5232-5435
Pages
275–299
Publication Date
2026-08-06
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This study argues that the concept of food security, as defined by international institutional cooperation platforms, has been incorporated into the CARICOM integration process from a multidimensional and multisectoral perspective and that the policies adopted to establish food security throughout the CARICOM region aim to promote the development of CARICOM member states, aligning with and complementing the founding purpose of this organization.

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Objective & Hypothesis:This study analyses the policies of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), an integration- centered organization with fifteen full member states in the Caribbean region, aimed at establishing food security at the regional level.
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Key Findings & Data:Food security is a key issue that determines the quality of life and affects the security of societies, and it is on the agenda of international relations.
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Conclusion & Impact:This study argues that the concept of food security, as defined by international institutional cooperation platforms, has been incorporated into the CARICOM integration process from a multidimensional and multisectoral perspective and that the policies adopted to establish food security throughout the CARICOM region aim to promote the development of CARICOM member states, aligning with and complementing the founding purpose of this organization.
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⚙️Variables:Gıda Güvencesi · Bölgesel Düzey · Bütünleşme

Abstract

This study analyses the policies of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), an integration- centered organization with fifteen full member states in the Caribbean region, aimed at establishing food security at the regional level. Food security is a key issue that determines the quality of life and affects the security of societies, and it is on the agenda of international relations. Formal international institutional mechanisms, private actors, and civil society organizations participate in global governance processes related to ensuring food security. In line with the intensification of intergovernmental regional cooperation processes, regional organizations, which have been increasing in number, also produce policies to establish food security within their geographical areas. Such organizations may address the food security issue at the regional level with the aim of attaining various objectives, which include achieving development, reducing poverty, and increasing food supply. This study argues that the concept of food security, as defined by international institutional cooperation platforms, has been incorporated into the CARICOM integration process from a multidimensional and multisectoral perspective and that the policies adopted to establish food security throughout the CARICOM region aim to promote the development of CARICOM member states, aligning with and complementing the founding purpose of this organization.

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Bu çalışma, Karayipler bölgesinde yer alan on beş devletin tam üye olduğu ve bütünleşme merkezli bir örgüt olan Karayipler Topluluğunun (Caribbean Community-CARICOM) bölgesel düzeyde gıda güvencesinin (food security) tesis edilmesine yönelik politikalarını inceleme konusu yapmaktadır. Gıda güvencesi, toplumların yaşam kalitesini belirleyen ve güvenliğini etkileyen meselelerden birini oluşturmaktır ve uluslararası ilişkilerin gündem maddeleri dâhilinde yer almaktadır. Formel uluslararası kurumsal mekanizmalar, özel aktörler ve sivil toplum kuruluşları, gıda güvencesinin sağlanmasına ilişkin küresel yönetişim süreçlerine katılmaktadır. Devletler arası bölgesel iş birliği süreçlerinin yoğunlaşmasıyla eş güdümlü olarak sayısı artan bölgesel örgütler de bulundukları coğrafi alanlar dâhilinde gıda güvencesinin tesis edilmesine dair politikalar üretmektedir. Bu örgütler, kalkınmanın sağlanması, yoksulluğun azaltılması, gıda arzının artırılması ve benzeri amaçların gerçekleştirilmesi gayesiyle gıda güvencesi meselesini bölgesel düzeyde ele alabilmektedir. Bu bağlamda bu çalışma, gıda güvencesi kavramının uluslararası kurumsal iş birliği platformlarında tanımlandığı şekilde, çok boyutlu ve çok sektörlü bir bakış açısı kapsamında CARICOM bütünleşmesi sürecine dâhil edildiğini ve CARICOM bölgesi boyunca gıda güvencesinin tesis edilmesiyle ilgili benimsenen politikaların, bu örgütün kuruluş maksadıyla örtüşür ve tamamlayıcı biçimde, CARICOM üyesi devletlerin kalkınmasını destekleyici bir niteliğe sahip olduğunu ileri sürmektedir.

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Yılmaz, S., *, S. Y. (2026). Regional Cooperation on Food: Caribbean Community and Food Security. Güvenlik Stratejileri Dergisi, Cilt: 22 Sayı: 54, 275–299. https://doi.org/10.17752/guvenlikstrtj.1882628

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