Future directions of food supply and demand will be determined by the interaction of various market forces (such as prices, population, and income) as they will be affected by decisions and policies of farmers, national governments, and international…
The world's population, today numbering some 5.5 billion people, may approach 12 billion by the end of the next century. By the year 2020, 26 years from today, it will most likely have increased by about 2.5 billion to a total of 8 billion people, an…
World production of cereals increased from 1966 to 1990, representing an average annual growth rate of 3.9 percent during the period. Although the developed market economies (DME) produced the bulk of world cereals, their share decreased from 54…
The pathways from economic and social policies to improved food security and nutrition for the poor often are not well understood. Yet each day governments decide on policies that ultimately affect their well-being. How households increase their…
Les corrélations entre les politiques économiques et sociales et l’amélioration de la sécurité alimentaire et de la nutrition chez les couches défavorisées de la population ne sont pas souvent bien comprises. Or, chaque jour, les pouvoirs publics se…
La part de l’agriculture dans la production totale d’un pays baisse généralement au cours du processus de croissance économique. La principale raison en est que la demande de consommation de produits alimentaires n’augmente que légèrement à mesure…
Despite continuing food crises in the developing world, agricultural development assistance from major governments and international institutions has declined since the early 1980s. Aid to Agriculture: Reversing the Decline, an IFPRI Food Policy…
Per Pinstrup-Andersen brings together a group of distinguished authorities to improve the understanding of how nutrition policies are formulated within larger political and economic contexts and how public-sector agencies behave with regard to food…