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The Doha Development Agenda and Expectations for Nairobi
BY: Joseph Glauber, IFPRI
On November 9, IFPRI co-hosted a conference with the International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development and FAO in Geneva on agricultural trade outcomes at the upcoming Nairobi Ministerial. The conference brought together current and former trade officials and experts from around the world to talk about the importance of trade for food security and rural development.
Price and Crop Reports Summary: Food Price Index up in October; record cereal yields keep stock forecasts comfortable
The FAO Food Price Index averaged nearly 162 points in October, up 3.9 percent from the previous month. This was the sharpest increase since July 2012, but the index is still down 16 percent from this time last year.
September AMIS Market Monitor: Crop prices still falling; El Nino could be among strongest since 1950
Dropping oil prices, concern over the global financial implications of economic slowdown in China, and higher than expected global yields for wheat, maize and rice are all contributing to the continued descent of crop prices, according to the September edition of the AMIS Market Monitor and the FAO Food Price Index , both released today.
Central America: the Challenge of Food Security, Human Development, and Economic Growth
Authors: Eugenio Diaz-Bonilla and Maximo Torero
An abridged version of this article was originally published in the Spanish-language press in Guatemala.
17th Annual GTAP Conference Focuses on Growth, Trade in Africa
The last ten years have witnessed incredible economic and agricultural growth in Africa. Between 2000 and 2010, the continent was home to six of the ten fastest-growing economies in the world.
However, can this growth continue in a sustainable, inclusive way?