Food policy
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- Current food policy issues and areas that require attention
- International Food Policy Research Institute , 2012
- 2011 saw significantly increased support of agriculture and food policy as tools for global poverty reduction. It also brought serious challenges, most notably in the form of food price volatility, ex...
- Food insecurity in Jamaica and St Lucia - is it a matter of unhealthy dietary patterns?
- P. Karfakis;C.R. Løvendal;K.T. Jakobsen / Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations , 2011
- The food systems and the nature of food security problems in the Caribbean countries are gradually changing. This paper explores two different aspects of food security, namely undernourishment and ...
- Women, food security and agriculture in a global marketplace: A significant shift
- R. Mehra;M. Hill Rojas / International Center for Research on Women, USA, 2008
- New directions in development assistance and agricultural investments must recognize and support women's involvement in the full agricultural value chain from production to processing to marketing....
- Discrimination and food rights
- UN Human Rights Council, 2010
- This study on discrimination in the context of the right to food was produced for the fourth session of the Advisory Committee of the UN Human Rights Council held in February 2010. The study c...
- Food security and gender insights
- S. Turrall (ed) / Knowledge Services, IDS, 2012
- This issue of insights shows how development policy and practice can potentially improve food security while supporting women’s empowerment. They can focus on women’s cr...
- Will India be compelled to import dairy products in the near future?
- V.P. Gandhi;Z. Zhou / AgEcon Search, 2010
- With a large population and recent growth in consumer income, India’s demand for food has increased. This study examines the demand for livestock products by Indian consumers, and discusses i...
- Food importing countries need a mixture of trade policy tools and food security stock
- C.L. Gilbert / International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development , 2011
- The food security debate is often posed as a choice between trade and stocks. This paper argues that this approach is misleading since the two strategies can be complementary. ...
- Addressing problems of hunger through vouchers
- T. Josling / International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development , 2011
- Currently, the low levels of purchasing power of poor consumers in many developing countries remain apersistent obstacle to efforts to ensure food security. This paper reviews the analytical argume...
- Food safety information in newspapers and GM labeling policy both influence Chinese consumer food demand
- D. He;B. Chidmi;D. Zhou / AgEcon Search, 2011
- What are Chinese consumers’ reactions to food safety information provided by mass media? This study analyses the impact of food safety information on food demand in urban China, underscoring ...
- Can the nutrient intake of Ghanaians be increased without any significant effect on food expenditure?
- F.A. Darko;B. Allen;J. Mazunda / AgEcon Search, 2010
- Attaining the daily required nutritional recommendations is a major challenge in Ghana. This paper is tries to determine the cheapest basket of food items that satisfy the recommended daily nutriti...
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