After five years of tough negotiations at numerous conferences about an integrated Programme for Commodities (IPC) the participating countries agreed in March 1979 on basic and operational regulations for the key instrument of this programme, a Common Fund. In its present version it is closely...

Since independence, India has come a long way from being a food-deficit to a food surplus country. With its varied agro-climatic conditions and large production base, the country has become a leading exporter of fresh and processed food products. The Indian government is keen to promote exports...

Hot topics such as food security and food sovereignty in Russia have become even hotter. Both terms are frequently confused between each other, being considered at least complementary, if not identical. According to Russia’s Food Security Doctrine 2010, achieving food sovereignty tends in most...