The trend of increasing commodity prices that lasted for about 10 years between 2003 and 2012 has given way to lower global prices. It is now widely believed that prices will remain relatively low in the medium term, as growth in emerging economies has decelerated and, in general, commodity...

In recent years, development policy has responded to an increasing concern about natural resource degradation by setting up innovative payment for environmental services (PES) programs in developing countries. PES programs use market and institutional incentives in order to meet both...

Building the political case for agro-industries and agribusiness in developing countries -- Agro-industry trends, patterns and development impacts -- Technologies shaping the future -- Enabling environments for competitive agro-industries -- Business models that are inclusive of small farmers --...