?Although food prices remain below their February 2011 peak, and the situation has not yet reached international crisis proportions, the recent spike is cause for serious concern,? Robert Hormats, U.S. under-secretary of state for economic growth, energy, and the environment, writes in this Foreign Policy opinion piece, adding, ?That?s why it?s especially important now that countries not make matters worse, as some have done in recent years in the face of food shortages.? He continues, ?In response to popular demands, governments in some exporting countries have in the past imposed restrictions on the sale abroad of domestically produced agricultural output,? noting, ?These measures have taken many forms, such as export quotas, prohibitive export taxes, or outright bans.?
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Food-Export Restrictions Undermine Goal Of Food Security
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Source: http://www.globalhealthhub.org/2012/08/24/food-export-restrictions-undermine-goal-of-food-security/
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