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Food Price Instability

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The need for public intervention to stabilise prices

The food crises which affected the Sahel in 2005 and the international markets in 2008 have […]
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What can the international community do to help developing countries manage food price instability?

Food price instability poses an extremely serious problem for developing countries (DCs). Firstly, it hits DC […]
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Food Commodities Speculation and Food Price Crisis

In this briefing note, the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to food examines the impact […]
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Has food price volatility risen?

The high food prices experienced over recent years have led to the widespread view that food […]
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Development Dimensions of High Food Prices

International agricultural commodity prices rose dramatically from the summer of 2006 through mid-2008. Then they fell […]
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Recent Global Food Price Shocks: Causes, Consequences and Lessons for African Governments and Donors

Dramatic increases in international agricultural commodity prices began in 2006 and peaked in July, 2008. An […]
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GIEWS Country Briefs

GIEWS Country Briefs provide up to date information on the food security situation of developing countries. […]
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Managing Food Price Risk and Instability in an Environment of Market Liberalization

This report studies the food price instability and risk problem in low-income countries and investigates the […]