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    Regoverning Markets Programme

    The overall aim of the Regoverning Markets programme is to provide strategic advice and guidance to the public sector, agri-food chain actors, civil society organizations including economic organiz
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    Meso-level restructuring of the food industry in developing countries: synthesis report - meso study

    Sustainable Markets Group, IIED, 2008
    Rapid changes are taking place in the structure and governance of national and regional agrifood markets in developing countries, affecting the agricultural sector's ability to contribute to economic growth, poverty reduction and sustainable rural development.
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    Agricultural trade: planting the seeds of regional liberalization in Asia

    United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, 2007
    This publication brings together papers prepared for the “Regional Agricultural Trade Liberalization” project, which was implemented by the Asia-Pacific Research and Training Network on Trade (ARTNeT) researchers between May 2005 and December 2006.
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    Behind agrarian distress

    Centre for Science and Environment, New Delhi, 2006
    Based a survey conducted in three villages in the Indian state of Orissa, this article suggests that apart from the production failures and risks encountered in the increasingly volatile output markets, access to credit and terms of borrowing have emerged as main causes of the agrarian crisis in India.
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    Thinking about the future of food: the Chatham House food supply scenarios

    Chatham House [Royal Institute of International Affairs], UK, 2008
    Demand for food is increasing because the global population is rising and major developing economies are expanding. Global supply capacity, meanwhile, is struggling to keep up with changing requirements. This brief explores four global food supply scenarios which have been developed by the Chatham House Food Supply Project.
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    The time is now: how world leaders should respond to the food price crisis

    Oxfam, 2008
    Global food prices are up 83% compared with three years ago and it is estimated that current food price levels constitute an immediate threat to the livelihoods of around 290 million people. This brief argues that collective action is essential to devise solutions to the global food situation that are equitable and sustainable for the global population as a whole.
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    The food crisis: national and global challenges

    Jadavpur University, India, 2008
    This short paper considers what steps need to be taken to address the recent food crisis. It argues that, while emergency measures such as the ones by the World Food Programme have to be supported, it is essential to investigate the nature, the root causes, and the long term solutions of the food crisis.
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    High food prices: impact and recommendations

    International Fund for Agricultural Development, 2008
    Prepared by the FAO, IFAD and WEP for the meeting of the Chief Executives Board for Coordination on 28-29 April in Berne, Switzerland, this paper argues that the rapid price increase of basic food commodities internationally poses a serious threat to food security in developing countries.
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    High food prices: the what, who, and how of proposed policy actions

    International Food Policy Research Institute, 2008
    The sharp increase in food prices over the past couple of years has led to increasingly serious concerns about the situation of people around the world. This policy brief aims to identify what needs to be done now to address the problem.
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    Fueling disaster: a community food security perspective on agrofuels

    Community Food Security Coalition, 2007
    As the United States’ appetite for agrofuels continues to grow and other countries join this trend, the ecological and social footprint of agrofuel consumption will be increasingly felt throughout the world.

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