Research Catalog

The feeding of the nine billion : global food security for the 21st century : a Chatham House report

Title
The feeding of the nine billion : global food security for the 21st century : a Chatham House report / by Alex Evans.
Author
Evans, Alex.
Publication
London : Chatham House, [2009], ©2009.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Filter by

1 Item

StatusFormatAccessCall NumberItem Location
Request for On-site UseRequest Scan
How do I pick up this item and when will it be ready?
TextRequest in advance HD9000.6 .E93 2009gOff-site

Holdings

Details

Additional Authors
  • Royal Institute of International Affairs.
  • Center on International Cooperation (New York University)
  • Oxfam.
Description
59 pages : illustrations; 30 cm.
Summary
Global food prices have eased significantly from their record highs in the first part of 2008. As a worldwide economic downturn has gathered pace, commodity markets have weakened significantly. By October 2008, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization's Food Price Index stood at 164, the same level as in August 2007, and 25% lower than the Index's high of 219 in June 2008. However, this does not mean that policy-makers around the world can start to breathe a sigh of relief. For one thing, even at their somewhat diminished levels current prices remain acutely problematic for low-income import-dependent countries and for poor people all over the world. The World Bank estimates that higher food prices have increased the number of undernourished people by as much as 100 million from its pre-price-spike level of 850 million.
Series Statement
A Chatham House report
Uniform Title
Chatham House report.
Subjects
Note
  • "Chatham House has been the home of the Royal Institute of International Affairs for over eight decades. Our mission is to be a world-leading source of independent analysis, informed debate and influential ideas on how to build a prosperous and secure world for all"--T.p. verso.
  • "Center on International Cooperation. Oxfam"--P. [4] of cover.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 50-59).
ISBN
  • 9781862032125
  • 1862032122
LCCN
40017074069
OCLC
  • 300430676
  • ocn300430676
  • SCSB-5486676
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries