Farm Bill and the Political Parties

From professor Mankiw's blog

La Situación Alimentaria Mundial

Hispanoparlantes,IFPRI acaba de publicar recientemente la versión en español de su excelente reporte sobre la crisis alimentaria:Informe sobre politica alimentaria 18La Situación Alimentaria MundialNuevos factores y acciones necesariasJoachim von BraunDiciembre 2007

the garden

Farm Bill

Unfortunately, the unprecedented prices US farmers are getting for their crops were not high enough to convince the congress to stop subsiding agricultural production; what's worse, they actually increased the hangouts!!The insignificant increases in nutrition assistance to the poor at home and abroad, conservation, farmers markets, organic food, and minority farmers also part of the Farm Bill,

new job

Hi Readers!Sorry I haven't posted much lately but I been very busy with my new job at Fabretto Children's Foundation. I'll be writing proposals and projects for projects in agriculture, education and rural development. Check our website or see this vido about the NGOBest,

Jobs with Development Contractor

Hola readers,Last week, the Society for International Development hosted its Annual Career Fair. Besides having the opportunity to talk to employers from different sectors of the international development arena, invitees had also the opportunity to see thoughtful presentations on the latests trends in International Development and the implication of such trends for jobs in the sector.One

Una columna para ignorar

Otra columna del El Tiempo por Jorge Restrepo que utiliza la crisis alimentaría para criticar el libre mercado sin darse cuenta que fue la falta de libre mercado la que llevo en gran parte a esta crisis.Comentario en respuesta al articulo: No se cual con que argumento el Dr. Restrepo defiende su tesis de que “mercantilismo perdió su guerra contra la acción estatal sobre todo en asistencia y

Biotechnology News

EU Delays Decision on Whether to Let Europe's Farmers Plant 'Frankenfood' CropsSource:ReutersAuthor:James KanterFood Crisis: Political Will Needed for Scientific Solutions to Reach African Farmers Source:African Science News ServiceAuthor:Henry NeondoClick on "Read More" to see a completed post Sustainable Agriculture, Stewardship and Genetically Engineered Animals Source:Genetic Engineering

Brookings on Global Food Crisis

Good series of articles, with research and commentary from the Brookings Institution on the Global Food Crisis

FAO Gets it

I've been arguing for the last couple weeks about the importance of paying attention the benefits the so-called "food crisis" could bring to those whose livelihood depend on agriculture. After many failed strategies to improve the lives of those in rural areas, high food prices may turn out to be the right incentive to make farmers more prosperous. Yet, local goverments and institutions, the

More en Español

Otra columna del Tiempo "El problema es la seguridad alimentaria nacional" y lo que yo respondi: Aunque el Dr. Montoya no propone nada concreto, queda claro que el acento de esta columna se asemeja mucho a aquellos que promueven políticas proteccionistas bajo la excusa de la seguridad alimentaría. Japón primero dijo que era cuestión de seguridad, ahora dice que es por mantener su tradición, y en

Expensive fufu and other things

The food crisis has served as catalyst for social and economic discontent that predated the exponential increase in food crises. This is not to say that food has become extremely expensive and most of the poor are spending almost all of their income to feed themselves, creating a situation that in a global perspective is unprecedented. Yet, the countries that are been hit the hardest are those

Los Precios de la Comida; desafíos y oportunidades para Latinoamérica

Hola hispanoparlantes, Una gran sorpresa me lleve el día de ayer al visitar El Tiempo (principal periódico Colombiano) y encontrar que su editorial del domingo estaba dedicado a la crisis de la comida, y no al las ultimas revelaciones del escándalo de la parapolitica. Me ha llamado mucho la atención como, hasta cierto punto, Latino América ha estado ausente en el cubrimiento mediático que se le

Multilateral Banks and the Food Crisis

Hi There,A friend of mine just point out to me how the blog was missing out some of the efforts put together by the World Bank to address the current food crisis. Besides publishing their World Development Report with the topic of agriculture, the World Bank has been instrumental in brining agriculture back to the donors and governments discussion table. The timing, as you all know, couldn't be

More on Food Prices: article from Financial Times

Food crisis is a chance to reform global agriculture. Financial Times Matin WolfOf the two crises disturbing the world economy – financial disarray and soaring food prices – the latter is the more disturbing. In many developing countries, the poorest quartile of consumers spends close to three-quarters of its income on food. Inevitably, high prices threaten unrest at best and mass starvation