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Proven model predicts higher food prices if speculation is not reined in

Posted 19 August 2012 | By | Categories: Biodiversity & Sustainable Development, Climate Change, Regular Columnists | No Comments

The New England Complex Systems Institute, that has developed a quantitative model able to very closely predicted the FAO’s food price index, released a new report predicting sharply higher food prices due in part to excessive speculation. Their model, originally released in September 2011 matched the FAO’s index from 2004 to 2011. Since then it [...]

The Food Crisis Strikes Again

Posted 19 October 2011 | By | Categories: Biodiversity & Sustainable Development, Integration & Trade | 5 Comments

The increase in the cost of food, especially basic grains, has serious consequences for southern countries with low incomes and dependency on food imports, and for the millions of families in these countries.