Tropicultura (Jan 2009)

La situation agricole et alimentaire mondiale: causes, conséquences, perspectives

  • Mazoyer, M.

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 27, no. 4
pp. 246 – 252

Abstract

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The Agricultural and World Food Situation: Causes, Consequences, Perspectives. This article presents an overview of the development of agri-food system in the world, the disparity in productivity and income the long terme downward trend in international agricultural prices, the world agricultural divide and its consequences in terms of poverty and malnutrition. Given this situation of poor farmers it analyses what should be the components of an effective policy development.

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