Information on "Food Economics"
April 2013
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15 Apr 2013
Food Speculation
Author: Ingo Bordon, Ulrich Volz
Publisher: German Development Institute
This article looks at the causes and effects of food price speculation. More on «Food Speculation»
August 2012
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24 Aug 2012
Cultivating The Future: Exploring the Potential and Impact of a Green Revolution in Africa
Author: Jonathan D Moyer, Eric Firnhaber
Publisher: Institute for Security Studies (ISS)
This brief explores the scope and impacts of policy choices that would increase yields and land under cultivation in Africa and facilitate the regional consumption of food by those in need. More on «Cultivating The Future: Exploring the Potential and Impact of a Green Revolution in Africa» -
Aug 2012
Net Food-Importing Developing Countries
Author: Alberto Valdés, William Foster
Publisher: International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD)
High and volatile food prices pose new challenges to poor, net food-importing countries. More on «Net Food-Importing Developing Countries»
June 2012
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Jun 2012
Grain Reserves and the Food Price Crisis
Author: Kristin Sampson, Sophia Murphy, Steve Wiggins, Sharada Keats, Joachim von Braun, Maximo Torero, Christopher L Gilbert, David McKee, Harwood D Schaffer, Chad Hellwinckel, Daryll E Ray, Daniel G De La Torre Ugarte, Jean-Denis Crola, Shahidur Rashid, Solomon Lemma, Jim Harkness, Ian McCreary, Willem Würdemann, Gerdien Meijerink, Marianne van Dorp, Adam W Parsons, Chinwe Ifejika Speranza, Susanne Neubert
Publisher: Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP)
This collection provides an overview of recent writing on food reserves. More on «Grain Reserves and the Food Price Crisis»
January 2012
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2012
Welternährung in der Krise
Author: Hans-Heinrich Bass
Publisher: German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA)
Dieser GIGA Focus diskutiert die Ursachen für steigende Nahrungsmittelpreise und deren Auswirkungen auf die Ernährungssicherheit. More on «Welternährung in der Krise»
November 2011
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Nov 2011
Climate Change, Agricultural Production and Food Security
Author: C Breisinger, O Ecker, P Al-Riffai, R Robertson, R Thiele, M Wiebelt
Publisher: Kiel Institute for the World Economy
This paper provides a model-based assessment of the impact of local and global climate change, particularly in the case of Yemen. More on «Climate Change, Agricultural Production and Food Security»
September 2011
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Sep 2011
Food Reserves in Developing Countries
Author: Christopher L Gilbert
Publisher: International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD)
This paper contains an impartial, evidence-based analysis of the extent to which food stocks and reserves could help overcome food insecurity in developing countries. More on «Food Reserves in Developing Countries»
August 2011
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Aug 2011
Energy in Food
Author: Boyko Nitzov
Publisher: Atlantic Council
How much energy does it take to put a meal on a plate? Here’s the best answer that I’ve come up with so far: it takes about the equivalent of one third pound of oil to produce, harvest, process, transport, store, package, and prepare every pound of f... More on «Energy in Food»
June 2011
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16 Jun 2011
In Brief: Arab Uprisings 2011
Author: Ben Smith
Publisher: House of Commons Library
The note investigates the consequences and the possible development in the political system and social structures all over the Arab World after the wave of uprising on 2011. More on «In Brief: Arab Uprisings 2011» -
Jun 2011
EU-Agrarzölle runter - alles gut?
Author: Bettina Rudloff
Publisher: Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP)
Zumindest zu Beginn spielte bei den politischen Umbrüchen in Nordafrika und im Nahen Osten in einigen Ländern auch die schlechte Nahrungsmittelversorgung eine Rolle. More on «EU-Agrarzölle runter - alles gut?»
