Highlights

As food prices continue to rise, policymakers and consumers around the world are asking about the causes, consequences, and options:

Why are food prices rising?
What are the implications for food production, markets, trade, and consumption?
What are the consequences for the livelihoods of the poor and food insecure?
What options do policymakers have in the short and long run?

For more on the Institute's research and contributions to the public debate, visit the Food Prices page at http://www.ifpri.org/themes/foodprices/foodprices.asp

To join the discussion on rising food prices, visit Blog World Hunger.