Trade, food security, and human rights : the rules for international trade in agricultural products and the evolving world food crisis

1. Introduction -- 2. Why should we care? -- 3. Causes of the current food insecurity and potential solutions : poverty -- 4. Causes of the current food insecurity and potential solutions : human overpopulation -- 5. Causes of the current food insecurity and potential solutions : lack of farmland and expansion of the biofuel industry -- 6. Uneven food distribution and distorted agricultural trade : an overlooked factor -- 7. Prospects for further agricultural trade reform -- 8. Agricultural policies in the EU and the US and their impact on international agricultural trade -- 9. Conclusion.