Although the potential causes and consequences of recent increases in international food prices have attracted widespread attention, many existing appraisals are superficial and/or piecemeal. This paper attempts to provide a more comprehensive review of these issues based on the best and most...

Part I: A Global Overview of Agriculture -- Agricultural Development in a Changing World / Shenggen Fan and Keijiro Otsuka -- Global Issues in Agricultural Development / Mark W. Rosegrant, Shenggen Fan, and Keijiro Otsuka -- Part II: Regional Issues in Agricultural Development -- Changing Farm...