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How to make the most of agricultural commodities
Following the UNCTAD report on commodities and development which criticised governments that had failed to “make the most of commodities” by overlo... 26/05/2013
Changes to commodity markets will have lasting price effects
A substantial and broad-ranging analysis of commodity market evolution published by the UNCTAD Secretariat in March has concluded inter alia that t... 18/05/2013
Rising food prices strengthen focus on promoting major investments in agriculture in Central Africa
According to reports on the IRIN website, food price inflation over 2012 in the Republic of Congo saw the cassava retail price rise by 160%, meat p... 24/02/2013
Food security and small island states in a context of high global prices and heightened price volatility: A Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) perspective
An interview with Mr Peni Sikivouand and Mrs Merewalesi Falemaka of the Melanesian Spearhead Group Secretariat, presenting their joint responses about agricultural trade issues in the region
Mr Peni Sikivou is currently Director of Economic and Social Development at the MSG Secretariat headquarters in Port Vila, Vanuatu. He served as De... 13/01/2013
‘Financialisation’ of commodity markets seen as root cause of price volatility
A policy brief has been published by UNCTAD, arguing that in a context where ‘the volume of exchange-traded derivatives on commodity markets [is no... 09/12/2012
Agricultural trade policy changes pending in Ethiopia
According to press reports, the Ethiopian government has decided to stop imposing ‘export quotas on commercial farm outputs and processed goods’. T... 09/12/2012
Trade policy tools to be part of Jamaican policy response to boost production and reduce food imports
According to Jamaican government websites, the Jamaican government is considering how it can boost production and reduce food imports in the curren... 28/10/2012
G20 commitments on food security to be put to the test?
In July 2012, the African Development Bank’s Chief Economist and Vice-President for Africa, Mthuli Ncube, warned ‘that a worrying broad-based rise... 23/09/2012
More ACP states become net food importers
According to a report published by ICTSD, ACP states account for almost two-thirds of developing countries that have switched from being net food e... 23/09/2012
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