Related items
Showing items related by metadata.
-
DocumentCountry Response to the Food Security Crisis: Nature and Preliminary Implications of the Policies Pursued
Initiative on Soaring Food Prices
2009Also available in:
No results found.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. -
Book (stand-alone)Country responses to the food security crisis:Nature and preliminary implications of the policies pursued
FAO Initiative on Soaring Food Prices
2009Also available in:
No results found.The downward trend of real food prices for the past 25 years came to an end when world prices started to rise in 2006 and escalated into a surge of price inflation in 2007 and 2008. Prices of staple foods, such as rice and vegetable oil, doubled between January and May 2008. The upturn coincided with record petroleum and fertilizer prices... -
Users also downloaded
Showing related downloaded files
No results found.