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Country Response to the Food Security Crisis: Nature and Preliminary Implications of the Policies Pursued

Initiative on Soaring Food Prices

Year of publication 2009

Pages 32 p.

Author Demeke, M.;Pangrazio, G.;Maetz, M.

Product type Document

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) The objective of this paper is to examine the short-term measures adopted by some 81 countries from Asia, Africa and Latin America and the Caribbean and assess their implications for food security and poverty alleviation. Section 2 reviews market and trade measures aimed at reducing food prices for consumers. Safety net and production support measures are discussed in sections 3 and 4, while section 5 discusses the impact of the different measures. Finally, concluding remarks are given in sectio n 6.

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