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Food Prices - Podcast
Host: Dr. B. James Deaton, Dept. Of Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics (FARE), University of Guelph
Interviewee: Dr. Patrick Westhoff, Director of the Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI), University of Missouri (MU).
Produced by: Dr. Richard Gorrie, Centre for Open Learning and Educational Development (COLES), University of Guelph
Dr. Patrick Westhoff and I discuss his new book: "The Economics of Food: How Feeding and Fueling the Planet Affects Food Prices" published in 2010 by FT Press. Our discussion examines the major factors that explain the rise and fall of food prices from 2005-2009. We assess what this means for producers and consumers and discuss how these economic forces will continue to influence food prices and our assessment of agricultural policy.
This podcast has been sponsored by The Institute for the Advanced Study of Food and Agricultural Policy.