The system of global agricultural and food trade is undergoing rapid processes of change, with important implications … change in agri-food trade, the increased consolidation in food supply chains, the proliferation of public and private food … standards, high and volatile food prices, and increased vertical coordination in the chains. We investigate what the …

agricultural development and food security, and global funding for it was declining. High and volatile food prices have caused a … dramatic turnaround in public and political attention to agriculture and food security issues and raised public aid and private … challenge, the food price spikes also have created a unique opportunity to address poverty and hunger. …

in agricultural and food markets during the recent food price spikes. We develop a model to derive how much distortions a …