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Food economics

There are 13 posts tagged Food economics (this is page 1 of 3).

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Some thoughts on markets and such Excessive speculation is like pornography

Speculators can actually drive prices higher, which was news to me

December 12, 2022 | 3 Webmentions | Comment

Grain and finance The need to buy and sell wheat created modern commerce

Wheat was money, when a store was no more than a store of goods to be exchanged for wheat.

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in Podcasts | June 27, 2022 | 15 Webmentions | Comment

Grain and transport As wheat travelled, it created the modern world

Moving wheat from where it grows to where it is eaten shaped the world

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in Podcasts | June 20, 2022 | 7 Webmentions | Comment

The cost is too damn high The first global survey of the price of healthy eating

Three billion people couldn’t afford a healthy diet even if they wanted to.

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in Podcasts | March 1, 2021 | 16 Webmentions | Comment

Cashews, the World Bank, and Mozambique A misguided policy that did nobody any good

Mozambique used to be the world’s largest supplier of cashew nuts. Then along came the World Bank, to help.

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in Podcasts | November 25, 2019 | 9 Webmentions | 1 Comment

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Mozambique used to be the world's largest supplier of cashew nuts. Then along came the World Bank, to help.