Food security and the dynamics of wheat and maize value chains in Africa and Asia
There is an ongoing debate about how best to feed the growing world population in the long
run and associated implications for research and development. Some call for a new Green …
run and associated implications for research and development. Some call for a new Green …
The nexus across water, energy, land and food (WELF): potential for improved resource use efficiency?
Highlights•Water, land and energy resources are all crucial contributors to human well-being
and environmental sustainability.•As a result of growing natural resource scarcity, the inter …
and environmental sustainability.•As a result of growing natural resource scarcity, the inter …
Understanding and managing the food-energy-water nexus–opportunities for water resources research
Studies on the food, energy, and water (FEW) nexus lay a shared foundation for
researchers, policy makers, practitioners, and stakeholders to understand and manage …
researchers, policy makers, practitioners, and stakeholders to understand and manage …
Biofuels versus food production: does biofuels production increase food prices?
A Ajanovic - Energy, 2011 - Elsevier
Rapidly growing fossil energy consumption in the transport sector in the last two centuries
caused problems such as increasing greenhouse gas emissions, growing energy …
caused problems such as increasing greenhouse gas emissions, growing energy …
What's driving food prices?
Preface: The temperature of the rhetoric in the food-versus-fuel debate has been rising right
along with the prices of corn and oil. Farm Foundation is not about heat or fueling fires. Our …
along with the prices of corn and oil. Farm Foundation is not about heat or fueling fires. Our …
[BOOK][B] International model for policy analysis of agricultural commodities and trade (IMPACT): model description
The International Model for Policy Analysis of Agricultural Commodities and Trade (IMPACT)
was developed at IFPRI at the beginning of the 1990s to address a lack of long-term vision …
was developed at IFPRI at the beginning of the 1990s to address a lack of long-term vision …
Transmission of world food price changes to markets in Sub-Saharan Africa
N Minot - 2011 - cgspace.cgiar.org
The global food crisis of 2007-2008 was characterized by a sharp spike in the prices of most
commodities, including staple grains. This analysis examines the degree to which changes …
commodities, including staple grains. This analysis examines the degree to which changes …
Biofuels and sustainability in Africa
B Amigun, JK Musango, W Stafford - Renewable and sustainable energy …, 2011 - Elsevier
The combined effects of climate change, the continued volatility of fuel prices, the recent
food crisis and global economic turbulence have triggered a sense of urgency among …
food crisis and global economic turbulence have triggered a sense of urgency among …
Do oil price increases cause higher food prices?
US retail food price increases in recent years may seem large in nominal terms, but after
adjusting for inflation have been quite modest even after the change in US biofuel policies in …
adjusting for inflation have been quite modest even after the change in US biofuel policies in …
Investing in water for food, ecosystems, and livelihoods: An overview of the comprehensive assessment of water management in agriculture
C De Fraiture, D Molden, D Wichelns - Agricultural Water Management, 2010 - Elsevier
The authors of the recently completed Comprehensive Assessment of Water Management in
Agriculture (CA) concluded that there are sufficient water resources to produce food for a …
Agriculture (CA) concluded that there are sufficient water resources to produce food for a …