The aim of this new publication is to present in one volume a comprehensive review of agricultural policy developments relating to basic food commodity markets. This first issue of the Review of basic food policies covers policy changes in the production, consumption, marketing and trade of cereals, oilcrops and meats. The report, to be produced on a yearly basis, replaces the annual Cereal policies review which covered policy changes for wheat, rice and coarse grains. The policy information contained in the report is taken from country responses to FAO questionnaires and from publicly available sources.
It is hoped that the information provided will be of use to policy-makers, researchers and others concerned with the broader issues of agricultural development and food security.
Comments and suggestions on this publication may be sent to: Chief, Basic Foodstuffs Service, Commodities and Trade Division, FAO, Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 00100 Rome, Italy, or by e-mail to: [email protected].
Internet site of the Commodities and Trade Division: www.fao.org/es/esc/default.htm
Paola Fortucci
Director
Commodities and Trade Division
