Navigating the perfect storm: Reflections on the food, energy, and financial crises

The closely interlinked food, energy, and financial crises pose a significant new challenge to the global effort to reduce poverty. In 2008, food prices rose sharply in many countries, and global poverty and hunger levels increased quite markedly. The good news is that the agricultural supply respon...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Headey, Derek D., Malaiyandi, Sangeetha, Fan, Shenggen
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Wiley 2010
Subjects:
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154709
_version_ 1855519145424060416
author Headey, Derek D.
Malaiyandi, Sangeetha
Fan, Shenggen
author_browse Fan, Shenggen
Headey, Derek D.
Malaiyandi, Sangeetha
author_facet Headey, Derek D.
Malaiyandi, Sangeetha
Fan, Shenggen
author_sort Headey, Derek D.
collection Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs (CGSpace)
description The closely interlinked food, energy, and financial crises pose a significant new challenge to the global effort to reduce poverty. In 2008, food prices rose sharply in many countries, and global poverty and hunger levels increased quite markedly. The good news is that the agricultural supply response in many countries was also strong. The impacts of the financial crisis on poor countries have yet to fully roll out, but it is clear that more people have fallen into poverty and more are suffering from hunger. Lastly, there are strong indications that the global food system is fundamentally changing in a number of dimensions. Biofuels are here to stay, and energy and food prices appear to have adjusted to a higher equilibrium and will in turn raise the prospects of renewed volatility in agricultural commodity markets. Trade protection has also resurfaced, but so have renewed investments in agriculture. These fundamental shifts bring with them opportunities and risks that require internationally coordinated responses with strong national buy‐in, as well as timely and relevant research.
format Journal Article
id CGSpace154709
institution CGIAR Consortium
language Inglés
publishDate 2010
publishDateRange 2010
publishDateSort 2010
publisher Wiley
publisherStr Wiley
record_format dspace
spelling CGSpace1547092024-11-15T08:52:17Z Navigating the perfect storm: Reflections on the food, energy, and financial crises Headey, Derek D. Malaiyandi, Sangeetha Fan, Shenggen financial situation agricultural development poverty hunger The closely interlinked food, energy, and financial crises pose a significant new challenge to the global effort to reduce poverty. In 2008, food prices rose sharply in many countries, and global poverty and hunger levels increased quite markedly. The good news is that the agricultural supply response in many countries was also strong. The impacts of the financial crisis on poor countries have yet to fully roll out, but it is clear that more people have fallen into poverty and more are suffering from hunger. Lastly, there are strong indications that the global food system is fundamentally changing in a number of dimensions. Biofuels are here to stay, and energy and food prices appear to have adjusted to a higher equilibrium and will in turn raise the prospects of renewed volatility in agricultural commodity markets. Trade protection has also resurfaced, but so have renewed investments in agriculture. These fundamental shifts bring with them opportunities and risks that require internationally coordinated responses with strong national buy‐in, as well as timely and relevant research. 2010-11 2024-10-01T14:03:20Z 2024-10-01T14:03:20Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154709 en https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-0862.2010.00502.x Limited Access Wiley Headey, Derek D.; Malaiyandi, Sangeetha; Fan, Shenggen. 2010. Navigating the perfect storm: Reflections on the food, energy, and financial crises. Agricultural Economics 41(s1): 217-228. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-0862.2010.00502.x
spellingShingle financial situation
agricultural development
poverty
hunger
Headey, Derek D.
Malaiyandi, Sangeetha
Fan, Shenggen
Navigating the perfect storm: Reflections on the food, energy, and financial crises
title Navigating the perfect storm: Reflections on the food, energy, and financial crises
title_full Navigating the perfect storm: Reflections on the food, energy, and financial crises
title_fullStr Navigating the perfect storm: Reflections on the food, energy, and financial crises
title_full_unstemmed Navigating the perfect storm: Reflections on the food, energy, and financial crises
title_short Navigating the perfect storm: Reflections on the food, energy, and financial crises
title_sort navigating the perfect storm reflections on the food energy and financial crises
topic financial situation
agricultural development
poverty
hunger
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154709
work_keys_str_mv AT headeyderekd navigatingtheperfectstormreflectionsonthefoodenergyandfinancialcrises
AT malaiyandisangeetha navigatingtheperfectstormreflectionsonthefoodenergyandfinancialcrises
AT fanshenggen navigatingtheperfectstormreflectionsonthefoodenergyandfinancialcrises