For individual countries, variable trade barriers can be used to reduce the volatility of domestic relative to world … estimates of agricultural distortions to assess its contribution to the price spikes in 1972-74 and 2006-08 for rice and wheat …. The analysis suggests that 45 percent of the increase in rice prices in 2006-08, and 30 percent of the increase in wheat …

For individual countries, variable trade barriers can be used to reduce the volatility of domestic relative to world … estimates of agricultural distortions to assess its contribution to the price spikes in 1972-74 and 2006-08 for rice and wheat …. The analysis suggests that 45 percent of the increase in rice prices in 2006-08, and 30 percent of the increase in wheat …

transmission for important food commodities such as rice, wheat, and edible oil have been considered. The price transmission … reforms in order to understand both long-run and short-run relationships between world and domestic prices. …

pesticides are generally more stringent than under autarky. As a result, trade increases the price volatility of crops produced …

volatility and its effects on food security is a complex issue with many dimensions, agricultural and non-agricultural, short and … begins with a discussion of volatility and of the ways in which volatility affects countries, businesses, consumers and … volatility in future. This report offers suggestions for a systematic and internationally coordinated response building on the …