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  Getting out of the food crisis

  GRAIN, 2008

  The current food crisis is focusing attention on the way food reaches some of the most disadvantaged people in the world. In this edition of GRAIN's Seedling magazine, a collection of articles highlight the less discussed aspects of the food crisis and responses to it.
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  Towards food sovereignty: reclaiming autonomous food systems

  International Institute for Environment and Development, 2008

  Throughout the world, social movements are the driving force behind a new food sovereignty policy framework, which aims to guarantee and protect people’s space, ability and right to define their own models of production, food distribution and consumption patterns.
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  Rising food prices: drivers and implications for development

  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 international development. It assesses the drivers of rising prices, discusses the implications of higher prices for developing countries, and surveys implications for development policy.
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  Food policy old and new

  Overseas Development Institute, 2003

  This briefing paper looks at new issues emerging in the food policy arena, including the impacts of urbanisation, industrialisation and globalisation.Some of main concerns and challenges briefly addressed include:imperfect competitionexternalities: health and environmental costsincome distribution effects of changes in the food systempolicy making and regulation are problema