Food policy
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Food riots in Haiti: a crisis with deep roots
- ( M. Schuller / Center for International Policy , 2008)
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Beginning in early April, Haiti was gripped by a nationwide mobilisation to protest against high food prices, reaching a crescend...
- Rising food prices: time for a revolution in global food policy?
- ( A. Evans / Child Rights Information Network , 2008)
- Global food prices have risen 83 per cent over the last three years, with significant impacts for the world's poorest people. This briefing paper focuses on what this important change means for intern...
- Assessing the impacts of food insecurity in Sudan
- ( T. Frankenberger;J. Downen;J. Meyer / Food and Nutrition Technical Assistance Project , 2007)
- This study provides an assessment of the key issues related to the impact that the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) has had on the most insecure food and nutritionally vulnerable areas and people i...
- Will a second Green Revolution really solve Africa's problems?
- ( E. Holt-Gimenez;M. Altieri;P. Rosset / Institute for Food and Development Policy , 2008)
- This article analyses the effectiveness of the investment that the Rockefeller Foundation and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation recently announced - a joint ‘Alliance for a Green Revolutio...
- How is the changing world food situation affecting the poor, and what can be done about it?
- ( J. von Braun / International Food Policy Research Institute , 2008)
- The world food situation is being rapidly redefined, as income growth, climate change, high energy prices, globalisation, and urbanisation transform food consumption, production, and markets. This pap...
What are the spatio-temporal variations of rice yields in China and Brazil?
- ( L. You / International Food Policy Research Institute , 2008)
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Increasing population growth and scarcity of land suitable for rice production suggest that China and Brazil need to further increase rice productivity if they hope to continue meeting the increasi...
- Examining converging food patterns
- ( E. Frazão;B. Meade;A. Regmi / Economic Research Service, USDA , 2008)
- This feature examines the converging food consumption patterns, which are measured by spending on different types of food products. The document discusses issues that include:...
How sustainable is current food and agricultural policy and practice?
- ( Thompson J;Millstone E;Scoones I / STEPS Centre, Institute of Development Studies , 2007)
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This document examines the key issues surrounding agri-food system dynamics and sustainability. It looks at the causes and consequences of key economic, ecological and social forces that are drivin...
- What are the forces and rules reshaping the food system in the 21st century?
- ( G. Tansey;T. Rajotte / International Development Research Centre , 2008)
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In today's world, access to food is highly, and unacceptably, uneven. There is massive overproduction and over-consumption, yet millions experience scarcity and hunger. This book looks at some...
- Which countries and regions are on track in the fight against hunger?
- ( H. Dalzell;L. Kiess;T. Arnold;S. Collins / International Food Policy Research Institute , 2007)
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This document presents an index on key facts, determinants, and trends in relation to hunger and malnutrition. It also details countries and regions are on track in the fight against hunger, that i...
