2012 global food policy report by International Food Policy Research Institute instant download

2012 global food policy report by International Food Policy Research Institute instant download

ix, 130 pages : 28 cm, \"This 2012 Global Food Policy Report is the second in an annual series that provides an in-depth look at major food policy developments and events. Initiated in response to resurgent interest in food security, the series offers a yearly overview of the food policy developments that have contributed to or hindered progress in food and nutrition security. It reviews what happened in food policy and why, examines key challenges and opportunities, shares new evidence and knowledge, and highlights emerging issues.\"--Publisher's website, Includes bibliographical references, Food policy in 2012: walk the talk / Shenggen Fan -- Agricultural productivity: a changing global harvest / Keith Fuglie and Alejandro Nin-Pratt -- Green economy: sustainable and growing, but also food secure? / Nitin Desai and Claudia Ringler -- Women in agriculture: closing the gender gap / Ruth Meinzen-Dick and Agnes Quisumbing -- Employment in agriculture: jobs for Africa's youth / Karen Brooks, Sergiy Zorya, and Amy Gautam -- US and EU farm policies: the subsidy habit / Jean-Christophe Bureau, David Laborde, and David Orden -- Regional developments: policy choices on the ground -- Looking ahead: scenarios for the future of food / Mark W. Rosegrant, Simla Tokgoz, Prapti Bhandary, and Siwa Msangi -- Food policy indicators: tracking change