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Book (stand-alone)International Conference on Domestication and Commercialization of Non-Timber Forest Products in Agroforestry Systems 1996
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No results found.The International Conference on Domestication and Commercialization of Non-Timber Forest Products in Agroforestry Systems, hosted by ICRAF, was held in Nairobi, Kenya, from 19 to 23 February 1996. This was the first world-level meeting to be held exclusively to draw attention to issues dealing with domestication and commercialization of non-timber forest products in agroforestry systems. -
Book (stand-alone)Proceedings of the Fiji/FAO 1997 Asia Pacific Sugar Conference
Fiji, 29-31 October 1997
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No results found.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOREWORD -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This publication contains the proceedings of the International Sugar Conference held in Fiji from 29 to 31 October 1997. The Conference was jointly organised by the Government of Fiji and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The Conference addressed "Policy issues for Asia a nd the Pacific in the Next Round of Mulitlateral Negotiations." The theoretical outlook, framework and analysis, and background documentation to these issues were prepared by the Sugar and Beverage Group of the Raw Materials, Tropical and Horticultural Products Service, Commodities and Trade Division, FAO. These were published as Conference papers, covering a range of issues and included country studies for the major regional producers and consumers; the quantitative outlook to 2005; the impact of trade liberalisation on the world sugar market; and a discussion on the nurtitional aspects of sugar. Papers were also prepared and presented by internationally renowned speakers from the world sugar trade (Tote and Lyle - Australia; Sparks - United States; Siel Limited - India); grower and miller organizations (the Philippine Sugar Millers Association; the Thai Roong Ruang Group and the Australian Sugar Milling Council); government institutions (USDA and the Queensland Sugar Corporatio n) and other international organizations (World Bank and International Sugar Organization). The keynote addresses were given by the Honourable Mr Militoni Leweniqila, the Fiji Minister for Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries and ALTA, and Mr J.N. Greenfield, the Director of the Commodities and Trade Division, who also summed up the proceedings. -
Policy briefPrice transmission in food markets 2023This policy brief assesses whether domestic food markets in developing countries respond to changes in international prices and how fast. Price transmission – namely the extent to which changes in international food prices lead to changes in local food prices – is central to assessing the functioning of markets. The Law of One Price suggests that price transmission is complete, with the prices of a food product sold on competitive foreign and domestic markets differing only by transportation costs. Such a complete price pass-through is attained by trade. Changes in supply and demand in one country affect prices, which will in turn instigate trade with other countries. As trade restores the market equilibrium, prices in the domestic market tend to equalize with those in foreign markets except for transport costs - hence the term “Law of One Price”. Markets are important channels for economic integration, but they can also transmit shocks. In this respect, the policy brief shows that high import dependence and a liberalized trade regime are associated with faster price transmission. By contrast, countries experience a more incomplete pass-through of changes in international prices when trade costs are comparatively higher and trade policies are more restrictive. Finally, the analysis in this policy brief also suggest that when countries are import dependent and domestic markets are less integrated with international markets, consumers prices are generally much higher than world prices.
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