N.B.J. Koning

TL;DR: In this article, the authors describe an interdisciplinary and interactive approach for: (i) the understanding of competing claims and stakeholder objectives; (ii) the identification of alternative resource use options; and (iii) the scientific support to negotiation processes between stakeholders.

TL;DR: In this paper, a sober assessment of the earth's biophysical potential for biomass production, which recognizes competing claims and unavoidable losses, suggests that this is in itself still large enough for accommodating this rising demand.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors argue that if the long-term price decline of food in the 20th century were to change, short time horizons of private and public actors pose special risk because these may prevent timely investment in increasing the world's capacity for food production.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors argue that if the long-term price decline of food in the 20th century were to change, short time horizons of private and public actors pose special risk because these may prevent timely investment in increasing the world's capacity for food production.

TL;DR: In this paper, several experts on international trade and development address these and related questions, such as: How should the least developed countries (LDCs) prepare for multilateral reform of agricultural trade, and should they take policy action now in response to the continuation of the trade-distorting agricultural policies pursued by the OECD countries?