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Page 1: The world food price situation and its implications for action Joachim von Braun International Food Policy Research Institute Seminar at IFAD Rome February.

The world food price The world food price situation and its situation and its

implications for actionimplications for action

Joachim von BraunJoachim von BraunInternational Food Policy Research InstituteInternational Food Policy Research Institute

Seminar at IFADSeminar at IFAD Rome February 19, 2008Rome February 19, 2008

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Overview Overview

1.1. The new world food equationThe new world food equation

2.2. Energy - biofuels - food securityEnergy - biofuels - food security

3.3. Climate change - biomass – agriculture Climate change - biomass – agriculture

4.4. Pro-poor policy and program actionsPro-poor policy and program actions

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Cereal Price - Index 1905 - 2000Cereal Price - Index 1905 - 2000 (All proces = 100 in 1960)(All proces = 100 in 1960)

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

1905 1915 1925 1935 1945 1955 1965 1975 1985 1995 2005

Wheat Mai ze Ri ce

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Surge in cereal and oil pricesSurge in cereal and oil prices

0

100

200

300

400

Jan-

00

Jul-0

0

Jan-

01

Jul-0

1

Jan-

02

Jul-0

2

Jan-

03

Jul-0

3

Jan-

04

Jul-0

4

Jan-

05

Jul-0

5

Jan-

06

Jul-0

6

Jan-

07

Jul-0

7

0

20

40

60

80

100Corn

Wheat

Rice

Oil (right scale)

Source: Data from FAO 2007 and IMF 2007Source: Data from FAO 2007 and IMF 2007.

Commodity prices (US$/ton)Commodity prices (US$/ton)

New trend?

New trend?

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Changing supply, demand and price for Changing supply, demand and price for cereals 2000 - 2006cereals 2000 - 2006

100

D2000

S2000

D2006

S2006

153

P

2,070 million tons

2000=100

1,917 Q

Source: Based on data from FAO 2003, 2005-07.Source: Based on data from FAO 2003, 2005-07.

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Changes in food and agriculture equationChanges in food and agriculture equation

ProductionProduction DemandDemand

Trade and processingTrade and processing

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ProductionProduction DemandDemandIncome growthIncome growth

Poverty and inequalityPoverty and inequality

Consumer behaviorConsumer behavior

BioenergyBioenergy

Biomass (COBiomass (CO22))

……and Policiesand Policies

Trade and processingTrade and processing

Changes in food and agriculture equationChanges in food and agriculture equation

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ProductionProductionLand Land

WaterWater

Inputs Inputs

WorkforceWorkforce

Climate changeClimate change

Agrarian structureAgrarian structure

TechnologyTechnology

……and Policiesand Policies

DemandDemandIncome growthIncome growth

Poverty and inequalityPoverty and inequality

Consumer behaviorConsumer behavior

BioenergyBioenergy

Biomass (COBiomass (CO22))

……and Policiesand Policies

Trade and processingTrade and processing

Changes in food and agriculture equationChanges in food and agriculture equation

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DemandDemandIncome growthIncome growth

Poverty and inequalityPoverty and inequality

Consumer behaviorConsumer behavior

BioenergyBioenergy

Biomass (COBiomass (CO22))

……and Policiesand Policies

Trade and processingTrade and processing-Information & Standards-Supermarkets -Bioenergy & Biomass

…and Policies

ProductionProductionLand Land

WaterWater

Inputs Inputs

WorkforceWorkforce

Climate changeClimate change

Agrarian structureAgrarian structure

TechnologyTechnology

……and Policiesand Policies

Changes in food and agriculture equationChanges in food and agriculture equation

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Drivers of change: Income growthDrivers of change: Income growth

Growth (2004-06 per annum)Growth (2004-06 per annum)- 9% in Asia9% in Asia- 6% in Africa6% in Africa- 2% in industrialized countries2% in industrialized countries

India: 2000 – 2025India: 2000 – 2025

- - Meat 176% Meat 176%

- Milk and vegetables 70%Milk and vegetables 70%- Grain 27%Grain 27%

Sources: IMF 2007; Kumar, et al. 2007.Sources: IMF 2007; Kumar, et al. 2007.

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Consumption: 2005/1990 ratios of per Consumption: 2005/1990 ratios of per capita consumptioncapita consumption

  India China Brazil Nigeria

Cereals 1.0 0.8 1.2 1.0

Meat 1.2 2.4 1.7 1.0

Milk 1.2 3.0 1.2 1.3

Fish 1.2 2.3 0.9 0.8

Fruits 1.3 3.5 0.8 1.1

Vegetables 1.3 2.9 1.3 1.3

Source: Data from FAO 2007.Source: Data from FAO 2007.

Future grain consumption is driven by Future grain consumption is driven by income growth, population growth, and feed income growth, population growth, and feed

for meat and dairy productionfor meat and dairy production

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The world eats more than it produces: The world eats more than it produces: cereal stocks declinecereal stocks decline

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007*

Source: Data from FAO 2003, 2005-07.Source: Data from FAO 2003, 2005-07. * Forecast.* Forecast.

Million tonsMillion tons

Total stocksTotal stocks

ChinaChina

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World cereal production: not growing enoughWorld cereal production: not growing enough

0

300

600

900

1,200

1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007*

800

1,200

1,600

2,000

Wheat Coarse grains Rice Total (right)

Source: Data from FAO 2003, 2005-07.Source: Data from FAO 2003, 2005-07.* Forecast.* Forecast.

Million tonsTotal

Million tons

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Disruptions in production (2004-06)Disruptions in production (2004-06)

However, coarse grain outputHowever, coarse grain output 12% in China12% in China and rice output and rice output 9% in India.9% in India.

WheatWheat Coarse grainsCoarse grains

USUS 16%16% 12%12%

EUEU 14%14% 16%16%

AustraliaAustralia 52%52% 33%33%

Source: Data from FAO 2006 and Source: Data from FAO 2006 and 2007.2007.

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““corporatecorporate”” world food system world food system

Sales of top 10 companies (billion $US)Sales of top 10 companies (billion $US)

Source: Planet Retail 2007, Morning Star 2007, company financial reports.Source: Planet Retail 2007, Morning Star 2007, company financial reports.

20042004 20062006

Agricultural input industry

Food processors and traders

Food retailers

1,0914094077736337

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What price for food in the future?What price for food in the future?

Projections have underestimated price Projections have underestimated price increases.increases.

FAPRI: FAPRI:

Wheat and corn to Wheat and corn to by 2 and 4% by 2016by 2 and 4% by 2016

OECD-FAO: OECD-FAO:

Wheat and coarse grain to Wheat and coarse grain to by 20 and 34% by 2016 by 20 and 34% by 2016

Projections need to accommodate the new complex Projections need to accommodate the new complex nature of the world food equation; past trends do no nature of the world food equation; past trends do no longer inform about futurelonger inform about future

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IFPRIIFPRI’’s modeling of cereals price changes s modeling of cereals price changes (2000-05 and 2006-15(2000-05 and 2006-15))

Source: M. Rosegrant (prelim. results with IMPACT-Source: M. Rosegrant (prelim. results with IMPACT-WATER) .WATER) .

0

100

200

300

2000 2005 2010 2015

Rice Wheat MaizeOilseeds Soybean

US$/ton US$/ton

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US$ and EURO prices and US$ and EURO prices and …… so what? so what?

December 2000- December 2007 changeDecember 2000- December 2007 change Wheat US$/ton nominal : +244 %Wheat US$/ton “real” : +176 %Wheat EURO/ton : + 139 %

What matters really for the poor?Purchasing power! - How to measure? PPP; Bigmac (urban bias)Egg-onomics: 1US$ buys 6 in US, 7 in Ethiopia, 14 in Bangladesh, 20 in China; Change in the ratio of [poor peoples’ food prizes / unskilled wages] !

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Looking beneath the $1 a day lineLooking beneath the $1 a day line

PoorPoor

($.75 cents – $1)($.75 cents – $1)

485 million people485 million people

Medial poorMedial poor

($.50 cents – $.75 cents)($.50 cents – $.75 cents)

323 million people323 million people

Ultra poorUltra poor

(less than $.50 cents)(less than $.50 cents)

162 million people162 million peopleSource: Ahmed, et al. 2007.Source: Ahmed, et al. 2007.

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-31-38

-27

5

29

-45

-30

-15

0

15

30

Developing World East Asia & PacificSouth Asia L America & Caribb.Sub-Saharan Africa

Mill

ion

The growing number of the poorest in SSA The growing number of the poorest in SSA Living below US$.50/day (1990-2004)Living below US$.50/day (1990-2004)

Source: Ahmed et al. 2007.Source: Ahmed et al. 2007.

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Impact of price increase: the poor are Impact of price increase: the poor are mostly net buyersmostly net buyers

Source: Adapted from World Bank 2007.Source: Adapted from World Bank 2007.

Country- and crop-specific outcomesCountry- and crop-specific outcomes

Staple foods Bolivia2002

Ethiopia2000

Bangladesh2001

Zambia1998

% of total expenditure of all poor% of total expenditure of all poor

Purchases by all poor Purchases by all poor

net buyersnet buyers11.311.3 10.210.2 22.022.0 10.310.3

Sales by all poor Sales by all poor

net sellersnet sellers 1.41.4 2.82.8 4.04.0 2.32.3

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Overview Overview

1.1. The new world food equation The new world food equation

2.2. Energy - biofuels - food securityEnergy - biofuels - food security

3.3. Climate change - biomass – agriculture Climate change - biomass – agriculture

4.4. Pro-poor policy and program actionsPro-poor policy and program actions

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050

100150200250300350400450500

1850 1875 1900 1925 1950 1975 2000

EJ/

year

Gas

Oil

Coal

Nuclear

Hydro +

Biomass

History of world primary energy supplyHistory of world primary energy supply

Hydro+ means hydropower plus other renewables besides biomass

Energy supply grew 20-fold between 1850 and 2000. Fossil fuels supplied 80% of the world’s energy in 2000. (Holdren 2007)

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Source: Global Subsidies Source: Global Subsidies Initiative 2007Initiative 2007

The biofuels boomThe biofuels boom Ethanol production 1975 - 2007 (billion liters)Ethanol production 1975 - 2007 (billion liters)

BiodieselBiodiesel production production 1991 - 2007 (billion liters)1991 - 2007 (billion liters)

EthanolEthanol > 90% of biofuel > 90% of biofuel production; Brazil and US production; Brazil and US dominate the marketdominate the market

Biodiesel:Biodiesel: EU is the largest EU is the largest producer and consumerproducer and consumer

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CountriesCountries’’ plans for expansionplans for expansion

EthanolEthanol BiodieselBiodiesel

USA: 16%USA: 16% USA:USA: 19% 19%

EU: 45%EU: 45% EU:EU: 37% 37%

Brazil: 8%Brazil: 8% Malaysia: 248%Malaysia: 248%

India: India: 15% 15% Indonesia: 143%Indonesia: 143%

China: China: 3%3% Thailand: Thailand: 70%70%

Source: USDA, 2006; 2007.Source: USDA, 2006; 2007.

AnnualAnnual growth in biofuel production…2010/12 growth in biofuel production…2010/12

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Political forces Political forces of biofuelsof biofuels

Energy security

Environment/ Climate

Agriculture

Actual welfare Actual welfare effectseffects

Biofuels will hardly contribute to energy securityBiofuels will hardly contribute to energy securityThe share of biofuels in road transport: ca. 3-4% in The share of biofuels in road transport: ca. 3-4% in 20302030

Agriculture

Environment/ Climate

Energysecurity

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Biofuels: fundamental change in world Biofuels: fundamental change in world food price determination food price determination

Energy prices always affected agricultural Energy prices always affected agricultural prices through prices through inputsinputs, i.e. P of fertilizer, , i.e. P of fertilizer, pesticides, irrigation, transport pesticides, irrigation, transport

Now, energy prices also affect agricultural Now, energy prices also affect agricultural outputoutput prices strongly via opportunity costs prices strongly via opportunity costs

Large and elastic energy demand creates Large and elastic energy demand creates price price floors and price bandsfloors and price bands for agricultural for agricultural commoditiescommodities

Source: Schmidhuber 2007.Source: Schmidhuber 2007.

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Corn breakeven price for ethanol at crude Corn breakeven price for ethanol at crude oil price of $60/barrel (and subsidies)oil price of $60/barrel (and subsidies)

Source: Hurt, Tyner, Doering 2006.Source: Hurt, Tyner, Doering 2006.

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22ndnd generation?? generation?? Reducing the food-fuel competitionReducing the food-fuel competition

• Second-generation technologies shall:Second-generation technologies shall:- utilize waste biomass utilize waste biomass - use less land (and water?) resources use less land (and water?) resources

22ndnd generation technologies will generation technologies will notnot overcome overcome the food-fuel competition unless they are very the food-fuel competition unless they are very smart (e.g. joint product technology like smart (e.g. joint product technology like sweet sorghum, or salt water algae)sweet sorghum, or salt water algae)

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Land conversion: Payback period for biofuel Land conversion: Payback period for biofuel carbon debt (years)carbon debt (years)

0

100

200

300

400

Palm biodiesel Soybeanbiodiesel

Corn ethanol Palm biodiesel Sugarcaneethanol

Indonesia/Malaysia

BrazilBrazil USUS BrazilBrazilIndonesia/Indonesia/MalaysiaMalaysia

Peatland rainforest

Tropical rainforest

Central grassland

Cerrado wooded

Tropical rainforest

423

319

93 86

17

Source: Fargione et al. 2008.Source: Fargione et al. 2008.

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IFPRI IMPACT-Model: IFPRI IMPACT-Model: Biofuel scenarios by 2020Biofuel scenarios by 2020

 Scenario Biofuel expansionPrice changes

(% by 2020)

11 Actual plans & assumed Actual plans & assumed

expansionsexpansions

corn: +26corn: +26 sugar: +12sugar: +12 oilseeds: +18oilseeds: +18

22 Doubling of Scenario 1 Doubling of Scenario 1

expansionexpansion

corn: +72corn: +72 sugar: +27sugar: +27oilseeds: +44oilseeds: +44

Source: IFPRI IMPACT–model projections; Rosegrant et.al.. Source: IFPRI IMPACT–model projections; Rosegrant et.al..

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Change in agricultural value added, 2020, Change in agricultural value added, 2020, biofuel expansion compared with baseline (%)biofuel expansion compared with baseline (%)

Source: IFPRI IMPACT ProjectionsSource: IFPRI IMPACT Projections

Country/Country/RegionRegion Crops Livestock Total

Brazil 9.3 -7.0 6.6

China 5.0 -3.8 2.8

India 5.5 -1.8 4.1

USA 9.2 -7.4 3.7

SSA 4.2 -0.8 3.4

EAP 5.7 -3.7 3.5

ECA 4.5 -6.1 1.3

MENA 3.5 -4.2 1.8

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IFPRI IMPACT Model:IFPRI IMPACT Model:Calorie consumption changes in 2020 compared to baseline (%)Calorie consumption changes in 2020 compared to baseline (%)

Source: IMPACT-WATER.Source: IMPACT-WATER.

-9 -6 -3 0

EAP

ECA

LAC

MENA

S Asia

SSA

N America

Biofuel expansion Drastic biofuel expansion

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Price-effects for BangladeshPrice-effects for Bangladesh five-person five-person household living on one dollar-a-day per personhousehold living on one dollar-a-day per person

Spend…their $5Spend…their $5

$3.00$3.00 on foodon food

$.50 on household energy $.50 on household energy

$1.50 on$1.50 on nonfoodsnonfoods

A 50% increase in food and energy prices requires A 50% increase in food and energy prices requires them tothem to cut $1.75 cut $1.75 of their expendituresof their expenditures

Cuts will be made most in food expenditures: Cuts will be made most in food expenditures: Reduced diet quality, and Reduced diet quality, and Increased micronutrient malnutritionIncreased micronutrient malnutrition

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Overview Overview

1.1. The new world food equation The new world food equation

2.2. Energy - biofuels - food securityEnergy - biofuels - food security

3.3. Climate change - biomass – agriculture Climate change - biomass – agriculture

4.4. Pro-poor policy and program actionsPro-poor policy and program actions

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Impacts and Vulnerability to Impacts and Vulnerability to Climate Change & VariabilityClimate Change & Variability

• Rich countries emit majority of GHG Rich countries emit majority of GHG

• Poor countries are more vulnerablePoor countries are more vulnerable

- Geography (hotter, less rain, more variation)Geography (hotter, less rain, more variation)

- Greater dependence on agriculture and natural Greater dependence on agriculture and natural resourcesresources

- Limited infrastructureLimited infrastructure

- Low income, poverty and malnutritionLow income, poverty and malnutrition

- Thus, lower adaptive capacity (also including Thus, lower adaptive capacity (also including inadequate complementary services, like health inadequate complementary services, like health and education)and education)

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Climate change will reduce production growth in Climate change will reduce production growth in many of the poorest countries and regions many of the poorest countries and regions

Percent change in agricultural production due to climate change, 2080 Percent change in agricultural production due to climate change, 2080

This will have further price increasing effectsThis will have further price increasing effects

Source: Cline 2007Source: Cline 2007

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Much Adaptation is Extension of Much Adaptation is Extension of Good Development PolicyGood Development Policy

• Promoting growth and diversificationPromoting growth and diversification

• Investing in research and development, Investing in research and development, education and healtheducation and health

• Creating markets in water and Creating markets in water and environmental servicesenvironmental services

• Improving international trade systemImproving international trade system

• Enhancing resilience to disasters and Enhancing resilience to disasters and improving disaster managementimproving disaster management

• Promoting risk-sharing, including social Promoting risk-sharing, including social safety nets, weather insurancesafety nets, weather insurance

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Effective Adaptation StrategiesEffective Adaptation Strategies

• Requires Requires judicious selection of measures within a policy judicious selection of measures within a policy

context context and and strategic development framework  strategic development framework 

• Must go beyond good development policy to explicitly target Must go beyond good development policy to explicitly target

the impacts of climate change, particularly on the poorthe impacts of climate change, particularly on the poor

• Market signals Market signals

- essential factor in determining the necessary essential factor in determining the necessary

responses to a changing environmentresponses to a changing environment

- but involves potentially expensive time lags and but involves potentially expensive time lags and

overlooks equity overlooks equity 

Climate change adaptation must therefore be proactive, not Climate change adaptation must therefore be proactive, not

merely reactivemerely reactive

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Critical Step toward mitigation: Post-Kyoto Critical Step toward mitigation: Post-Kyoto International Climate Change RegimeInternational Climate Change Regime

• Emissions targets, rates of convergence, and Emissions targets, rates of convergence, and rates of growth in developing-country emissionsrates of growth in developing-country emissions

• Level of emission allowances for developing Level of emission allowances for developing countriescountries

• Level of caps by sector and industryLevel of caps by sector and industry• Sector-specific mitigation optionsSector-specific mitigation options• Incentives for international carbon tradeIncentives for international carbon trade• Transparency and complexity of administrationTransparency and complexity of administration

All influence the regime’s impacts on economic All influence the regime’s impacts on economic growth, agriculture, food security, and poverty growth, agriculture, food security, and poverty in developing countriesin developing countries

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Sources of GHG EmissionsSources of GHG Emissions

Sources: World Resources Institute 2007; World Development Report 2008Sources: World Resources Institute 2007; World Development Report 2008

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

Energy Deforestation Agriculture(excluding land

use change)

Industrialprocesses

Waste

% t

ota

l of

GH

G e

mis

sio

ns

Developed Countries Developing Countries

60%

18%14%

4% 4%

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Pro-Poor Climate Mitigation PolicyPro-Poor Climate Mitigation Policy

• Climate change policy can generate income Climate change policy can generate income for small farmers and investment flows for for small farmers and investment flows for rural communitiesrural communities

• Requires effective integration Requires effective integration

from global governance of carbon trading,from global governance of carbon trading,

to sectoral and micro-level design of to sectoral and micro-level design of markets and contracts, andmarkets and contracts, and

investment in community managementinvestment in community management

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Estimated Potential Emission Savings Estimated Potential Emission Savings and Costs by Sector and Costs by Sector

SectorSector 2050 Annual 2050 Annual Emissions Emissions

SavingsSavings (GtCO (GtCO22))

Average Annual Average Annual Cost($/tCOCost($/tCO22))

~2025-2050~2025-2050

Deforestation Deforestation 3.5-5.03.5-5.0 2-42-4

Afforestation and ReforestationAfforestation and Reforestation 1.0-2.01.0-2.0 5-155-15

Land management practicesLand management practices 1.0-2.01.0-2.0 20-2720-27

Agriculture (methane & nitrous Agriculture (methane & nitrous oxide)oxide)

1.01.0 2727

BioenergyBioenergy 2.0-3.02.0-3.0 2525

Waste and fugitive emissions,Waste and fugitive emissions,

industrial processesindustrial processes

4.14.1 3-53-5

Fossil fuel related, excludingFossil fuel related, excluding

bioenergybioenergy

40.040.0 22-3322-33

Source: Adapted from various estimates, Stern Review, pp. 244-63 by Source: Adapted from various estimates, Stern Review, pp. 244-63 by RosegrantRosegrant

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So far minimal carbon trades in So far minimal carbon trades in agriculture in developing countriesagriculture in developing countries

• Only 3-4% of carbon trading is sourced Only 3-4% of carbon trading is sourced

from agriculture, land use, land use from agriculture, land use, land use

change, agroforestry and forestrychange, agroforestry and forestry

• Only 3% of carbon trading is sourced Only 3% of carbon trading is sourced

from Africafrom Africa

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IFAD IFAD –– IFPRI proposed 3 objectives of IFPRI proposed 3 objectives of research and outreach cooperationresearch and outreach cooperation

1.1. Identifying and disseminating policy options Identifying and disseminating policy options enabling the enabling the rural poor to benefit from climate change mitigation and rural poor to benefit from climate change mitigation and carbon marketscarbon markets

2.2. Identifying and disseminating policy options to enable Identifying and disseminating policy options to enable the rural poor including women farmers and communities the rural poor including women farmers and communities to to access agricultural markets on better termsaccess agricultural markets on better terms

3.3. Strengthening country program Strengthening country program capacity to address capacity to address policy issues in agricultural and rural developmentpolicy issues in agricultural and rural development by by

sharing policy knowledge and innovationsharing policy knowledge and innovation

   

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IFAD IFAD –– IFPRI proposed Program Outputs IFPRI proposed Program Outputs

• A set of policy options enabling the rural poor to A set of policy options enabling the rural poor to engage in and engage in and benefit from climate change mitigation benefit from climate change mitigation and carbon marketsand carbon markets

• A set of policy options and institutional A set of policy options and institutional arrangements) to enable the arrangements) to enable the rural poor to access rural poor to access agricultural markets on better termsagricultural markets on better terms

• A set of tools and methods to improve A set of tools and methods to improve impact impact assessment and scaling up in projects assessment and scaling up in projects in pro-poor in pro-poor market accessmarket access

• A A business model to implement carbon offset business model to implement carbon offset projectsprojects that are beneficial to the poor that are beneficial to the poor

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Overview Overview

1.1. The new world food equation The new world food equation

2.2. Energy - biofuels - food securityEnergy - biofuels - food security

3.3. Climate change - biomass – agriculture Climate change - biomass – agriculture

4.4. Pro-poor policy and program actionsPro-poor policy and program actions

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What policy response What policy response notnot to choose to to choose to deal with the high prices?deal with the high prices?

Not:Not:• Export stops (starving your neighbor)Export stops (starving your neighbor)• Food subsidies for vocal middle classFood subsidies for vocal middle class• Slow change in outdated production control Slow change in outdated production control

policiespolicies• Continued public underinvestment in Continued public underinvestment in

agriculture productivity increasesagriculture productivity increases• Exclusion of agriculture from climate change Exclusion of agriculture from climate change

mitigation strategiesmitigation strategies

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Biofuels: policy implicationsBiofuels: policy implications

Global trade regime with transparent biofuel Global trade regime with transparent biofuel standardsstandards

Criteria to internalize Criteria to internalize allall + & - effects of biofuels + & - effects of biofuels

1.1. Slow down on biofuels with current technology Slow down on biofuels with current technology now ! (because of environment and the poor) now ! (because of environment and the poor)

2.2. Accelerate agriculture productivity investments Accelerate agriculture productivity investments and R&D broadly and in biofuels!and R&D broadly and in biofuels!

Source: IEA 2004, Henniges 2005.Source: IEA 2004, Henniges 2005.

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Investing in Climate Change for the Poor Investing in Climate Change for the Poor

• Climate change policy can create new value-Climate change policy can create new value-

added for pro-poor investmentadded for pro-poor investment

• Increases profitability of environmentally Increases profitability of environmentally

sustainable practicessustainable practices

• Employ advanced ICT to streamline Employ advanced ICT to streamline

measurement and enforcement of offsets, measurement and enforcement of offsets,

financial flows, and carbon credits for investors financial flows, and carbon credits for investors

• Enhance global financial facilities and Enhance global financial facilities and

governance to increase and manage funding governance to increase and manage funding

flows for both mitigation and adaptationflows for both mitigation and adaptation

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Pro-poor policy actions to adapt and Pro-poor policy actions to adapt and mitigate food price problemmitigate food price problem

1. Developed countries1. Developed countries- Eliminate agricultural Eliminate agricultural trade trade barriers, barriers, - expand / re-visit aid priorities for expand / re-visit aid priorities for agriculture and agriculture and

rural servicesrural services, incl. social protection, incl. social protection

2. Developing countries 2. Developing countries - Increase investment in agriculture, rural infrastructure Increase investment in agriculture, rural infrastructure

and market access for small farmers and market access for small farmers - Expand Expand social protectionsocial protection (rural and urban) for the (rural and urban) for the

poorestpoorest

3. Science and Technology (CGIAR and NARS)3. Science and Technology (CGIAR and NARS)- Facilitate production response by agriculture science- Facilitate production response by agriculture science-

and technology-based solutions (China, India, Africa)and technology-based solutions (China, India, Africa)