La compatibilización entre el desarrollo agropecuario, la reducción de la pobreza rural y la conservación de los recursos naturales y del medio ambiente constituye uno de los más importantes desafíos que actualmente enfrenta la humanidad. En 1995 el Instituto Internacional de...

La compatibilización entre el desarrollo agropecuario, la reducción de la pobreza rural y la conservación de los recursos naturales y del medio ambiente constituye uno de los más importantes desafíos que actualmente enfrenta la humanidad. En 1995 el Instituto Internacional de...

There have been important changes in the international trade of processed and high-value added food products from developing countries over the past several decades. One of them has been the emergence of oilseeds and fruits and vegetables, replacing traditional products such as sugar, coffee,...

This paper presents an overview of macroeconomic and agricultural trends in Latin America and the Caribbean. It argues that world-level macroeconomic and agricultural cycles, of expansion during the 1960s and 1970s, and stagnation and retrenchment during the 1980's, had an important impact on...

This paper discusses potential solutions to the current impasse related to food security stocks, including a concrete proposal by the author on language to be included in the Agreement on Agriculture that may help comply with the mandate of the Bali Ministerial to find a solution in the next...