comments

Higher prices may encourage farmers to increase investment

Volatility is preferable when it leads to higher prices, as these encourage farmers to increase investment. If prices remain low, it will be impossible for them to take measures to address issues such as sustainability and environmental protection.

RELATED ARTICLESExplain
⌅
Agriculture, food and land use
⌃
Global food and agriculture
⌃
Food prices
⌃
Food price volatility
⌃
Consequences of increased volatility
■
Higher prices may encourage farmers to increase investment
□
Different levels of risk
□
Acute impact on consumers in low income countires
□
Food price volatility threatens food security
□
Risk pushed down the supply chain by powerful retailers
□
Graph of this discussion
Enter the title of your article


Enter a short (max 500 characters) summation of your article
Enter the main body of your article
Lock
+Comments (0)
+Citations (0)
+About
Enter comment

Select article text to quote
welcome text

First name   Last name 

Email

Skip