The drastic increase of food prices in the period 2006-2008 spurred fears of global food insecurity. Apart from actual …

a new form of colonialism that threatens food security of the poor. However, investments could be good news if the …

The prices of many staple food commodities have increased substantially over the past year. As a result, many … developing countries are facing larger food import bills. The cereal import bill of the world’s poorest countries is forecast to … dependency of many developing countries on imported food commodities and on foreign aid, as well as their generally high levels …

In the period leading up to the July 2008 WTO ministerial meeting, the crisis of soaring food prices was used both to … result from a new agreement. Are the arguments relating to food prices valid? Does the collapse of the round have significant … implications in the context of soaring food prices? To answer these questions, this brief examines the extent to which existing …