Mitigating the Nutritional Impacts of the Global Food Price Crisis: Workshop Summary

by Elizabeth Haytmanek and Katherine McClure

In 2007 and 2008, the world witnessed a dramatic increase in food prices. The global financial crisis that began in 2008 compounded the burden of high food prices, exacerbating the problems of hunger and malnutrition in developing countries. The tandem food price and economic crises struck amidst the massive, chronic problem of hunger and undernutrition in developing countries. National governments and international actors have taken a variety...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309140188
• ISBN13: 9780309140188
• Release Date: April 2010
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.3" x 9.2"