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Short-term global crop acreage response to international food prices and implications of volatility

Haile, Mekbib G.; Kalkuhl, Matthias; Braun, Joachim von - 2013

Understanding how producers make decisions to allot acreage among crops and how decisions about land use are affected by changes in prices and their volatility is fundamental for predicting the supply of staple crops and, hence, assessing the global food supply situation. The innovations of the...

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Short-Term Global Crop Acreage Response to International Food Prices and Implications of Volatility

Haile, Mekbib - 2013

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Economics of culture and food in evolving agri-food systems and rural areas

Romano, Severino; Vanni, Francesco; Viaggi, Davide - In: Bio-based and applied economics 9 (2020) 2, pp. 127-136

The role of culture in connection with the development of food and bioeconomy issues has gained growing importance in recent years. In this editorial we provide background information on the three key topics addressed by the papers published in this special issue: cultural ecosystem services,...

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Moving Toward Food Democracy : Better Food, New Farmers, and the Myth of Feeding the World

Hamilton, Neil D. - 2015

Hamilton’s essay begins with a reflection on food and society. He writes of the effect of modernization and industry on the relationship America has with food. What once was a centerpiece of our economic independence, family life, and health is now merely an afterthought. Quality and trust in...

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Implementing Sustainable Development Goals within the COVID-19 pandemic future challenges for the 2030 Agenda

Żbikowska, Anna Rydz - In: Comparative economic research : Central and Eastern Europe 25 (2022) 4, pp. 135-160

The COVID-19 pandemic has severely changed the world economy and jeopardized the implementation of Sustainable Development Goals on a large scale. Progress in meeting the goals of the 2030 Agenda has been significantly disrupted and stalled, undermining previous efforts of governments and...

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Worldwide Acreage and Yield Response to International Price Change and Volatility : A Dynamic Panel Data Analysis for Wheat, Rice, Corn, and Soybeans

Haile, Mekbib; Kalkuhl, Matthias; von Braun, Joachim - 2015

This article estimates a worldwide aggregate supply response for key agricultural commodities — wheat, rice, corn, and soybeans — by employing a newly-developed multi-country, crop-calendar-specific, seasonally disaggregated model with price changes and price volatility applied accordingly....

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Mainstreaming Sustainable Coffee

Kolk, Ans - 2010

This overview article examines the various dimensions of sustainable coffee as well as the actors involved and their perceptions on how to advance the market from niche to mainstream. The issues at hand are very complex, with different types of coffee producers, manufacturing/roasting companies...

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Reclaiming the Right to Food as a Normative Response to the Global Food Crisis

Narula, Smita - 2015

The number of hungry in the world has crossed the one billion mark, a dubious milestone that has been attributed in large part to consecutive food and economic crises. Over ninety-eight percent of these individuals live in the developing world. Ironically, a great majority are involved in food...

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Cuba : Agricultural Transition and Food Security in a Global Perspective

Riera, Olivia - 2015

This paper reviews the situation in the agricultural sector and food security in Cuba and in particular the transformations that have (not) taken place since 1990. We compare the Cuban transition with transitions in other “transition countries” and show that Cuba does not fit easily in one...

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Diversifying and benchmarking Madagascar

Thorvaldur Gylfason; Nganou, Jean-Pascal Nguessa - 2024

Because excessive specialization can be risky, diversification matters for sustainable development. A case study of … Madagascar, this paper begins by briefly discussing economic and institutional diversification and presenting a simple model of … production possibilities to illuminate the possible contribution of diversification to economic and social development in …

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