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MAFAP policy brief – Improving wheat trade policy administration to benefit both consumers and producers in the United Republic of Tanzania
Import tariffs and costly import procedures may explain why consumers in the United Republic of Tanzania pay relatively high prices for wheat. Although wheat farmers benefit from higher prices, domestic production has not increased. Indeed, since 2000 domestic wheat production has been able to cover...
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HLPE consultation on the V0 draft of the Report: Biofuels and Food Security
The High Level Panel of Experts for Food Security and Nutrition (HLPE) seeks input on the V0 draft of its report on Biofuels and Food Security. The report aims at providing a balanced science-based assessments of the opportunities and challenges that Biofuels may represent for food security so that they can be produced where it is socially, economically and environmentally feasible.
Asia Pacific Food Situation Update
Themes:
- Typhoon Bopha hits Philippines banana harvest hard
- Global food prices fall slightly in November
- Afghan domestic wheat flour prices rising
- Asia cereals harvest at record level in 2012
- Iran paying higher prices for commodities because of sanctions
- Viet Nam achieves record rice exports
- Indonesia and the Philippines likely to cut rice imports
- Scientists unlock key sections of wheat genome
- Favourable weather helping Afghan wheat crop
- Russian wheat threatened by coldest winter in years
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HLPE consultation on the V0 draft of the Report: Investing in smallholder agriculture for food and nutrition security
The High Level Panel of Experts for Food Security and Nutrition (HLPE) seeks input on the V0 draft of its report on smallholder investment in agriculture. This study focuses on the policy options for addressing constraints to investments, taking into consideration the work done on this topic by IFAD, and by FAO in the context of COAG, and the work of other key partners. It includes a comparative assessment of strategies for linking smallholders to food value chains as well as an assessment of the impacts on smallholders of different forms of partnership models.
FAO Food Price Index up 6 percent
The FAO Food Price Index climbed 6 percent in July 2012 after three months of decline.
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Supporting small-scale farmers to access value-added agribusiness and other market opportunities
What are the ingredients of successful agribusiness initiatives for small-scale farmers in developing countries? How to face the numerous challenges in supporting farmers willing to market their products further down the supply chain?
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Indonesia’s Modern Food Retail Sector: Interaction With Changing Food Consumption and Trade Patterns
Indonesia’s food market has changed in response to a changing and growing economy. The report examines changes in the food consumption pattern and measures the growth of modern food retail chains, packaged food purchases, and food imports in the world’s fourth-most-populous country. The evidence...
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HLPE Consultation on Price Volatility
The HLPE of the CFS was mandated with carrying out a study on price volatility in agriculture. Has the HLPE identified the key policy instruments to reduce the frequency and magnitude of price shocks, manage risk, strengthen coping strategies and improving resilience at all levels? Do you have any innovative ideas of possible examples of these policy instruments?
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Towards global governance of food security
Can the new food governance system and strategic thinking on food security and rural development, prompted by the 2007–09 food “crisis”, prevent future crises and lead to the lasting eradication of hunger?
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Second HLPE Consultation on Price Volatility
The thirty-sixth session of Committee on World Food Security asked the newly created High Level Panel of Experts to undertake a study on Price Volatility. We invite you to comment on the Version 0 draft of the document.