This report contains a summary and the presentations of the expert workshop 'Commodity Market Development in Europe - Outlook', held in October 2010 in Brussels. The workshop was held in order to present and discuss the preliminary results of the European Commission's outlook on EU agricultural...

These proceedings consist of presentations and a summary of a workshop on "Commodity Market Development in Europe - Outlook" held in November 2009 in Brussels. The workshop discussed short- and medium-term commodity baseline projections of agricultural markets in Europe. Policy makers, market...

Indica and Japonica are the two major types of rice traded on the global market. Product characteristics, production zones, consumer preferences, and government policies influence Indica and Japonica rice market structures. Using the Rice Economy Climate Change (RECC) model, which covers these...

In the framework of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, great attention is paid to migration and to 'planned and well-managed migration policies' (SDG 10.7). To compare policies across time and space, indexes can be devised measuring and aggregating relevant indicators of these...

The Technical Working Group (TWG) for Potato is the fourth one of the European Coexistence Bureau (ECoB) and is established for elaboration of the coexistence issues between genetically modified (GM) potato cultivation and non-GM potato and honey production in the EU. The present technical...

The Technical Working Group (TWG) for Potato is the fourth one of the European Coexistence Bureau (ECoB) and is established for elaboration of the coexistence issues between genetically modified (GM) potato cultivation and non-GM potato and honey production in the EU. The present technical...

Mosquitoes and ticks can transmit viruses to humans. They can be either direct vectors without any intermediate host (as is the case for mosquitoes) or have an intermediate host (as is the case for ticks). In recent years, due to global temperature changes, two phenomena have been observed i)...

The INFORM Risk Index is a way to understand and measure the risk of humanitarian crises and disasters, and how the conditions that lead to them affect sustainable development. INFORM partners and other organisations continue to use INFORM products to support their prioritisation and...

LNG is a promising fuel to reduce marine emissions (SOx, NOx, particulate matter and GHG). This report addresses the areas where potential bottlenecks could arise. Adverse LNG market conditions and costs, and LNG emissions are identified as possible threats to the further development of this...