REGULATING EXCESSIVE SPECULATION: COMMODITY DERIVATIVES AND THE GLOBAL FOOD CRISIS
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DOI: 10.1017/s0020589317000136
Abstract: Abstract Evidence suggests that commodity derivatives speculation contributed to extraordinary patterns of grain price volatility that led to a global food crisis in 2007–11. People in countries throughout the world are increasingly dependent on international… read more here.
Keywords: food crisis; commodity; speculation; global food ... See more keywords
Accumulating through food crisis? Farmers, commodity traders and the distributional politics of financialization
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DOI: 10.1080/09692290.2017.1304434
Abstract: ABSTRACT This paper considers the domestic and international ramifications of financialization and grain price instability in the US agri-food sector. It finds that during the recent period of high and volatile prices, the average income… read more here.
Keywords: food crisis; commodity traders; financialization;
The Role of Alternative Crops in an Upcoming Global Food Crisis: A Concise Review
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DOI: 10.3390/foods11223584
Abstract: Achieving Food Security (FS) is perhaps our most challenging aspiration. Despite our best efforts, millions of people around the globe are malnourished or live with hunger. The state of the geo-political scene, as well as… read more here.
Keywords: role alternative; global food; alternative crops; food ... See more keywords