Year: 2016
Type: report
Abstract: This article examines new multilateral food and agriculture development programs implemented in response to the 2008 Global Food Crisis.These programs, which seek to increase agricultural investment and production in developing countries, have gained wide currency among donors, recipient governments and multilateral organizations.Given the significant financial and political resources committed to their success, these new multilateral food and agriculture programs point to a new global food security policy consensus.By examining two of the key World Bank and EU programs prioritizing the integration of small-scale and peasant farmers into commodity chains, we argue that they fail to adequately address the obstacles poor farmers themselves have identified as critical to improving their food security and livelihoods.
Authors: Matias E. Margulis, Priscilla Claeys
Institutions: University of Stirling, UCLouvain
Language: English
Subfield: Development
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2279271950