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ARCHIVE: Agricultural price spikes 2007/2008: Causes and policy implications
The 2007/08 agricultural price spikes pushed a further 200 million people worldwide into hunger. The purpose of this report is to analyse the causes of the price spikes, and examine policy options to reduce the severity and frequency of such spikes in the future.
- The 2007/08 Agricultural Price Spikes: Causes and Policy Implications (PDF 2.4 MB)
- Annex 1: The macro-economic relevance of agriculture and food prices (PDF 200 KB)
- Annex 2: Grain stocks and price spikes (PDF 2.4 MB)
- Annex 3: Export restrictions on food over 2007/08: An analysis of their impact and evaluation of policy options (PDF 450 KB)
- Annex 4: Policies and responses to the 2007/08 price spikes in selected countries (PDF 500 KB)
- Annex 5: The role of demand for biofuel in the agricultural commodity price spikes of 2007/08 (PDF 2.2 MB)
- Annex 6: Speculation and the food price spikes of 2007/08 (PDF 780 KB)
- Annex 7: International grain markets (PDF 600 KB)
- Annex 8: The international supply response in 2008 (PDF 210 KB)
- Annex 9: Issues over the medium term (PDF 300 KB)
- Annex 10: Research and development (PDF 540 KB)
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