Title:
Dossier High Food Prices
Editor:
Hof, S. van 't
Place:
[Amsterdam]
Publisher:
KIT - Royal Tropical Institute
Year:
2009
PAGE:
7
Language:
eng
Subject:
Agriculture and Rural Development
Keywords:
agriculture
,
food
,
markets
,
poverty
Abstract:
The causes of high food prices, the implications for smallholders, the options to mitigate their impact, and the possible roles of the public and private sector were discussed at the 80th International Conference on Agriculture and Development (ICAD) "High food prices: a disaster for the world, a blessing for farmers?" The conference took place at the Royal Tropical Institute (KIT) in Amsterdam on 18 November 2008. This Internet dossier provides background information for both participants and interested non-participants in the event. The contributing organizations of ICAD 2008 were: Agriterra, Euroconsult Mott McDonald, KLV (Royal Netherlands Society for Agricultural Sciences), Van Hall Larenstein, Wageningen International, Agri-ProFocus, and the Royal Tropical Institute (KIT).
Organization:
KIT - Royal Tropical Institute
Category:
Research
Right:
© 2009 KIT
Document type:
Other
File:
448409.pdf