date:Mar 28, 2013
Mr Page emphasised five areas that are critical to achieving a wise food security policy.
He said the first area is to gain a better appreciation of the role of price.
Too often, price is talked about simply as a potential contributor to inflation. Too little attention is given to the role of price in incentivising the worlds farmers to produce the calories in grains and protein that we all need, Mr Page said.
Meanwhile, governments are faced with the challenge of balancing the cost of food