Resource details
| Increasing food prices and their impact on development policy, BMZ Factsheet, April 2008 |
| Written/Published in 2008 by German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development |
Extract
How have food prices developed?
Forecasts for further price developments
What are the reasons for the price increase?
What is the German government doing to prevent more hunger in the world?
How can the international community react?
I. The Food Security Pact
- Establishing food security
- Appeasing the markets
- Re-examining agrofuels
- Investing in agriculture
- Implementing the Paris Declaration
II. Further approaches
- Expanding social protection systems
- Reducing subsidies for agricultural exports
- Promoting agriculture in a sustainable manner
- Reforming the Food Aid Convention
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Organisation
German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development |
Sector
Agriculture & Livelihood
Harmonisation & Alignment
Hunger, Nutrition & Food Safety
Poverty & Poverty Reduction
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| Contributed on April 29, 2008 by Daniel Gerecke |
| Last updated on July 10, 2008 |
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