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Contemporary Food Policy Challenges and Opportunities: A Political Economy Perspective

Presented at the 56th AARES Annual Conference, Fremantle, Western Australia, February7-10, 2012. (Full paper here.) The global food system and related government policies are in disarray. In response to increasing food prices and greater food price volatility, national governments are … Continue reading

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Food Systems and Human Health and Nutrition: An Economic Policy Perspective with a Focus on Africa

Presented at Stanford University as part of the FSE Global Food Policy and Food Security Symposium Series, October 11, 2012. (full paper here) Food systems and human health and nutrition are closely linked in Africa and elsewhere. Changes in food … Continue reading

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Africa Knows What is Needed for Food Security

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Prioritizing Nutrition in Agriculture and Rural Development: Guiding Principles for Operational Investments

Prioritizing Nutrition in Agriculture and Rural Development: Guiding Principles for Operational Investments, by A. Herforth, A., Jones and P. Pinstrup-Andersen, HNP Discussion Paper Series, World Bank.  (Full Publication Available Here). Agricultural and rural development provides a critically important opportunity for … Continue reading

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Guiding the Food System for Better Nutrition: What are the Pathways? by Per Pinstrup-Andersen. Summary of presentation at the 2012 WISHH & World Soy Foundation Conference, Washington, D.C. , March 15, 2012.

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Food Security and Human Conflict – Per Pinstrup-Andersen

Food insecurity, i.e., lack of access to sufficient food to meet energy and nutrient needs, contributes to – and is caused by – human conflict.  Increasing food prices, caused in part by extreme weather events, which threaten the food security … Continue reading

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National Bioeconomy Blueprint

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Book Talk – Food Policy for Developing Countries

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10 Action Issues for Food Security

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Food Policy Challenges for Developing Countries

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