International agricultural trade is key to improving global food security. It ensures access to more diversified foods … reduce transport costs, they do not necessarily equate to resilient food systems or lower carbon footprints (Stein and … prices resulting from the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, increasing global food demand and extreme weather events. Both are …

"The world food situation is currently being rapidly redefined by new driving forces. Income growth, climate change …, high energy prices, globalization, and urbanization are transforming food consumption, production, and markets. The … influence of the private sector in the world food system, especially the leverage of food retailers, is also rapidly increasing …

"The sharp increase in food prices over the past couple of years has raised serious concerns about the food and … food bills. In 2007 the food price index calculated by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO … adjusted for inflation and the dollar's decline (by reporting in euros, for example), food price increases are smaller but …