Although diet structure and activity throughout the developing world have shifted drastically over the past several … decades, little is known about effective policies to influence the supply and demand for food to control the undesirable …) recognition of the limitations of conventional food policies; ii) demanding truth in advertising; iii) harnessing the influence of …

other regions in the world to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. The region also faces challenges from other emerging … diseases, re-emerging diseases, and climate change. Since 2020, the Central Asian regional economies, as the rest of the world … to another, with impact on animal health, trade, food security, food safety and possibly creating public health …

This report focuses on growing trade in food staples in the Southern and Eastern African region of Africa as one of the … largest growth opportunities available to African farmers. This paper examines the impact of regional trade in food staples …, both for maintaining farmer incentives in surplus food production zones and for moderating price spikes in deficit areas …

Africa's growing demand for food has been met increasingly by imports from the global market. This, coupled with rising … global food prices, brings ever-mounting food import bills. In addition, population growth and changing demand patterns will … impacts on poverty. The report highlights the range of barriers to food trade in Africa along the entire value chain. The …

The recurrent global food price spikes in 2008 and 2010 rekindled interest in the use of national food grain stockpiles … ('stocks') to enhance food security. They were a commonly used instrument in government responses to these food prices spikes …. They were also widely considered as a useful tool after the 1974 food crisis and its associated food price volatility and …

. It is seeking membership in the World Trade Organization (WTO); participating in the Association of Southeast Asian … import of agricultural food, and forestry products. Most trade is with neighboring China, Thailand, and Vietnam. Improved … and diseases, and to assure safety of food, that is, to strengthen sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) measures. …

volatility and its effects on food security is a complex issue with many dimensions, agricultural and non-agricultural, short and …