Preventing hunger: change economic policy
According to the economic law of comparative advantage, agribusinesses should export the food, agrofuels and other products that are grown in a country, while cheaper foods are imported to feed the people. Because most of the global food reserves have been deregulated and are now controlled by the p...
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Published in | Nature (London) Vol. 479; no. 7374; pp. 472 - 473 |
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Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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England
Nature Publishing Group
24.11.2011
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Summary: | According to the economic law of comparative advantage, agribusinesses should export the food, agrofuels and other products that are grown in a country, while cheaper foods are imported to feed the people. Because most of the global food reserves have been deregulated and are now controlled by the private sector, outside investors can buy and sell food in the same way that they speculate in gold or oil. |
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ISSN: | 0028-0836 1476-4687 |
DOI: | 10.1038/479472a |