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Commodities and Development Report 2012

Commodities and Development Report 2012

Perennial Problems, New Challenges and Evolving Perspectives

Series: Commodities and Development Report
( PDF: December 2012 )

The Commodities and Development Report 2012, released during the 13th session of UNCTAD, shows that developing countries suffer from high prices for commodities and food, in particular Least Developed...

The Commodities and Development Report 2012, released during the 13th session of UNCTAD, shows that developing countries suffer from high prices for commodities and food, in particular Least Developed...


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Commodities and Development Report 2015

Commodities and Development Report 2015

Smallholder Farmers and Sustainable Commodity Development

Series: Commodities and Development Report
( PDF: December 2015 )

Smallholder farmers constitute the largest contingent of the poor and yet they produce more than 80 per cent of the world's food, in value terms. Though there are marked differences by country and...

Smallholder farmers constitute the largest contingent of the poor and yet they produce more than 80 per cent of the world's food, in value terms. Though there are marked differences by country and...


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Commodities and Development Report 2017

Commodities Markets, Economic Growth and Development

Series: Commodities and Development Report
( Print: January 2018, PDF: January 2018 )

The 2017 Commodities and Development Report investigates the transmission channels through which commodity dependence affects micro- and macro-level development outcomes, examines long-term commodity...

The 2017 Commodities and Development Report investigates the transmission channels through which commodity dependence affects micro- and macro-level development outcomes, examines long-term commodity...


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Commodities and Development Report 2019

Commodity Dependence, Climate Change and the Paris Agreement

( Print: September 2019, PDF: September 2019 )

This report explores key aspects of the two-way relationship between commodities and climate change, discusses the concept of natural resource conversion and explores its application to renewable and...

This report explores key aspects of the two-way relationship between commodities and climate change, discusses the concept of natural resource conversion and explores its application to renewable and...


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Commodities and Development Report 2021

Escaping From the Commodity Dependence Trap Through Technology and Innovation

( Print: August 2021, PDF: August 2021 )

Commodity dependence is a trap: once a country is commodity dependent, it is difficult to develop a productive sector out of commodities and export non-commodity products. This publication argues that...

Commodity dependence is a trap: once a country is commodity dependent, it is difficult to develop a productive sector out of commodities and export non-commodity products. This publication argues that...


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Commodities and Development Report 2023

Commodities and Development Report 2023

Inclusive Diversification and Energy Transition

( PDF: August 2023 )

This report highlights pathways to economic diversification in commodity-dependent developing countries in an environment where decarbonization of the global economy has become the overarching...

This report highlights pathways to economic diversification in commodity-dependent developing countries in an environment where decarbonization of the global economy has become the overarching...