Introduction
The fact that farmers in the poorest countries have very little benefited from the recent price spikes in agricultural commodities is one of the greatest paradoxes of the last few years. Furthermore, in these same countries, city dwellers have suffered just as much from price increases without being better fed by local production. This is why, according to the FAO, the small decrease in the number of malnourished people suddenly stopped in 2007–2008. The reasons explaining this paradox are well established: Third World farmers only have access to local markets. Roads are poor, means of communication are limited, and storage capacities which would reduce the need to sell produce immediately after harvesting are often unavailable. There are...
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Adam, E. (2013). Trade and Development in the Food and Agricultural Sectors. In: Thompson, P., Kaplan, D. (eds) Encyclopedia of Food and Agricultural Ethics. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6167-4_352-2
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