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It seems like a simple case of too much sun or snow wrecking crops. But is it?
As luxury housing developments swallow up agricultural land, they also diminish our food security and health.
South Africa’s land reform debate must not lose sight of the real issue: how to provide enough food to feed its people.
Canadians are bargain-hunters when it comes to food, and so food manufacturers try to keep prices low. But does that mean they should engage in ‘shrinkflation?’
Canada’s bricks-and-mortar grocery stores are in trouble due to stagnant food prices and changing consumer preferences. More grocery store closures are likely on the horizon.
In Morocco, bread is not only a symbol for wider demands but also the material basis of affordable and just living conditions.
The latest report from the Grattan Institute, finds that claims about Australia being dominated by oligopolies are overblown.
An economist explains why turkeys defy the economic laws of supply and demand.
Canadian consumers could benefit from the Competition Bureau’s investigation into the so-called bread cartel, but not in a way they think. Here’s how.
Kenya’s high consumer food prices are worrying because they are unresponsive to the policies pursued. The country needs to address this and improve planning to attain stability.
Australians may need to get used to coping with more disruptions to their food supply and rising food prices in a warming climate.
The annual economics award recognises the value of micro analysis and good, old-fashioned legwork.
Malawi’s large-scale subsidy for farmers has resulted in higher maize production, lower food prices and higher wages. But this has come at significant costs.
Foreign investors need to tread carefully when acquiring land in Africa. This is best illustrated in the ecologically sensitive Gambela region of Ethiopia, where firms have endangered livelihoods.
How people respond to changing economic incentives appears to explain a lot of the upward trend in weight.
Today many people follow vegetarian, vegan and a variety of eclectic diets, but before World War II meals were commonly based on the meat and two veg philosophy. And so food rationing, which began 75 years…
The crisis of confidence at Tesco signals a remarkable fall from grace given that it wasn’t so long ago that Britons were spending one pound in every seven in its stores. But should we feel sorry for Tesco…
The decline of big supermarkets in the face of brutal competition from discount retailers like Aldi and Lidl has been widely discussed. But, as shoppers move away from conventional ways of shopping, little…
When Russia announced counter-sanctions against the European Union, USA, Canada and Australia banning imports of food items from those countries, it was clear there would be imminent consequences. But…
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Director, Agri-Food Analytics Lab, Professor in Food Distribution and Policy, Dalhousie University
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Executive Director, Swette Center for Sustainable Food Systems, Arizona State University
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Professor of Accounting, University of Portsmouth
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Professor of Economics and Lead Researcher, Centre for Competition, Regulation and Economic Development, UJ, University of Johannesburg
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PhD Student, Social Anthropology, Dalhousie University
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Professor of Food Policy, City, University of London
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Research Fellow, Tegemeo Institute, Egerton University
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Professor of Economics & Business, Allegheny College
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Senior Lecturer in Finance, Covenant University
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McCain Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow at Faculty of Agriculture, Dalhousie University
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Professor, Food Economics, University of Guelph
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Professor of International Security, University of Birmingham
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Professor of Population Health and Nutrition, University of South Australia
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Senior Lecturer in Food Systems, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer, Department of Economics, Monash University
