Posts Tagged ‘Agricultural Protectionism’
Posted on July 22, 2008 - by Frank
Eleni Gabre-Madhin: Building a commodities market in Ethiopia (video)
Posted on July 16, 2008 - by Frank
The World Food Crisis and Agricultural Protectionism
A recent leaked report from the World Bank shows that the reason for the sharp increase in global food prices that has lead to an escalating world food crisis is biofuels and the redirection of needed wheat and maize stocks from the European Union and the U.S towards the production of such fuels.
One thing not being addressed is the clear centrality the EU and US have in supplying such an essential food group to large parts of the world and the dependence of developing nations on these two powerhouses to supply such food needs.
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