IFPRI Discussion Paper by Katharina Raabe

IFPRI Discussion Paper by Liangzhi You and Michael Johnson

Advance articles now availabe: lead article on Speculation and World Food Markets; interview with Lamon Rutten Joint Managing Director, Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd. (MCX); and interview with Carl Hausmann, President and CEO, Bunge North America.

IFPRI Director General's response to the G8 summit statement. Link is to PDF file, 137K

Series of studies commissioned by ICTSD, IPC and IFPRI in advance of the Geneva Ministerial meeting on 21 July 2008. These studies aim to clarify what the draft accord will mean, in terms of increased trade flows for particular commodities, in particular markets and for particular exporters.

IFPRI Discussion Paper by Angelino Viceisza

Spanish translation of commentary from the March 2008 IFPRI Forum. Link is to PDF file, size 73K.

Spanish translation of commentary from the March 2008 IFPRI Forum. Link is to PDF file, size 73K.

IFPRI proposes a new global institutional arrangement that would consist of a minimum physical grain reserve for humanitarian assistance and a virtual reserve and intervention mechanism to calm markets under speculative situations, backed up by a financial fund.

IFPRI proposes a new global institutional arrangement that would consist of a minimum physical grain reserve for humanitarian assistance and a virtual reserve and intervention mechanism to calm markets under speculative situations, backed up by a financial fund.