agriculture
Revisiting WFP’s Purchase for Progress
The WFP’s Purchase for Progress has been called an innovation in food aid that promises to raise farmers incomes too. Yet, as the CGDev points out, there are unintended consequences that have been overlooked. What is the impact on the local consumer?
WFP’s Purchase for Progress: How Far Should It Go?
The World Food Programme received USD 76 million for its Purchase for Progress program. P4P holds substantial promise to raise farmers income in the South by purchasing locally. The true promise, however, is not that it will raise incomes, but that it can create better food markets. Question is, will P4P go far enough?
The Doha Round is Dead, Long Live Free Trade
The failure of the WTO trade talks is unfortunate and may accelerate the move to bilateral agreements. All countries, regardless of the justification of their stance, must ask if safeguard mechanisms are really the issue on which they should be playing endgame. Is that not yesterday’s battle?
High Food Prices: An Opportunity for the WFP
Current high food prices illustrate deep-rooted problems all along the agricultural supply chain, rather than simply demand-supply imbalances. Given its inefficiencies, it is best to bypass that system – and the WFP is in the enviable position of being able to do so.
Why Walmart is Welcome: The Agro-Retail Revolution in India
The WSJ Asia is carrying an article (Metro’s new system produces India growth, subscribers only) that outlines how Metro, amongst others, is (re)inventing the agricultural supply chain in India: Metro is the first Western retailer to tackle a fundamental problem facing Wal-mart and other retailers trying to enter India today: how to stock their huge [...]
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