Food Security Now: New Norm or False Dawn?

Food Security Now: New Norm or False Dawn?

The world is experiencing a situation of slower economic growth and lower commodity prices translated into relatively lower Food Price Indices for many countries. This “new norm” benefits urban consumers but poses potential problems for agribusiness and rural producers, since, inter alia, it discour...

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Main Author: Teng, Paul P.S.
Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
Format: Commentary
Language:English
Published: 2016
Subjects:
East Asia and Asia Pacific
Non-Traditional Security
South Asia
Global
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/80493
http://hdl.handle.net/10220/40702
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Institution: Nanyang Technological University
Language: English
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Summary:The world is experiencing a situation of slower economic growth and lower commodity prices translated into relatively lower Food Price Indices for many countries. This “new norm” benefits urban consumers but poses potential problems for agribusiness and rural producers, since, inter alia, it discourages them to invest. Will this “new norm” last? Or will it prove a “false dawn”?

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