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A Row to Hoe: the Gender Impact of Trade Liberalization on our Food System, Agricultural Markets and Women's Human Rights
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A. Spieldoch
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Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy ,
2007
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Deregulation and liberalised economic policies have caused major shifts in trade and agriculture worldwide, with serious implications for food security. They disproportionately and differently affect ...
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Bridging the divide: a human rights vision for global food trade
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C. Smaller;S. Murphy
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Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy ,
2008
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Global food and agricultural systems are in crisis. Eradicating hunger is an obligation that governments must fulfil as part of their international human rights treaty obligations. This paper explains...
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Food stamps, food security and public health: lessons from Minnesota
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C. Kaiser
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Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy ,
2008
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Since the late 1930s, the United States government has recognised hunger and malnutrition as a condition that affects people at all income levels, inside and outside of their homes. Today...
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The 2008 Farm Bill and the Doha Agenda
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S. Murphy;S. Suppan
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Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy ,
2008
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This article reviews the US Farm Bill, also known as the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008 and asks how the bill might work in relation to the 19th of May draft of the proposed Doha Agreeme...
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Seven reasons why the Doha round will not solve the food crisis
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Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy ,
2008
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Leaders of the world’s trade and financial institutions - the World Trade Organisation (WTO), World Bank, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation a...
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Biofuel and global biodiversity
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D. Keeney;C. Nanninga
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Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy ,
2008
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How is the increasing demand of plant biomass for biofuels exacerbating agriculture’s impact on biodiversity? This document analyses how biofuels are changing land-use patterns in many regions a...
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The multilateral trade and investment context for biofuels: issues and challenges
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S. Murphy
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International Institute for Environment and Development ,
2008
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This paper examines the drivers of multilateral trade and investment in biofuels. Those drivers are:...
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Considering the contribution of U.S. food and agricultural policy to the obesity epidemic: overview and opportunities
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M. Muller;H. Schoonover;D. Wallinga
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Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy ,
2007
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Nearly one in three American adults are now obese and two-thirds are overweight or obese. These proportions have increased steadily over the past 30 years. Direct and indirect costs of obesity alon...
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U.S. food aid: time to get it right
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S. Murphy;K. McAfee
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Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy ,
2005
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This paper takes a critical look at food aid, particularly U.S. food aid. It argues that much U.S. food aid, especially non-emergency food aid, is not nearly as effective as it could be and some of...
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A fair farm bill for the world
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B. Lilliston, (ed)
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Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy ,
2007
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The U.S. Farm Bill has had a dramatic impact on agricultural economies across the globe. This paper reflects on ways to improve U.S. farm policy in support of small farmers, rural development and l...
