by the editors 16/06/2013
As the Cost of Energy Goes Up, Food Prices Follow says the World Bank- Cross Country Analysis of Farm Economic Performance from the OECD
- The Trouble with Biofuels: Costs and Consequences of Expanding Biofuel Use in the United Kingdom
- Breeding the Nutrition Out of Our Food from the New York Times
- “Promoting fair local organizing for broadband delivery: Suggestions for community-level action in persistently underserved communities” published in the Journal of Information Policy, co-authored by ICRPS alumni Glenn Sterner.
- The world’s food production is about to be mapped more accurately than it ever has before, using remote sensing and advanced software technology “about 20 people will spend the next five years using satellite data to piece together what grows where around the globe, and whether it’s irrigated or rain-fed“. Hopefully, the new knowledge will help us prepare better for future challenges brought on by climate change and population growth, amongst other things.
- OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2013-2022 – The OECD-FAO expect slower global agricultural production growth.
