Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2014, 60(3):99-109 | DOI: 10.17221/70/2013-AGRICECON

Least developed countries - comparisonOriginal Paper

Vladimír JENÍČEK, ©árka GRÓFOVÁ
Faculty of International Relation, University of Economics, Prague, Czech Republic

The inter-related causes of food insecurity in these countries are mainly the long lasting civil wars, a limited access to land, environmental degradation, climatic shocks and the rapid population growth resulting from the high birth rates and the return of refugees.

Keywords: economic situation, international trade, foreign direct investments, official development assistance, remittances, indicators of health

Published: March 31, 2014  Show citation

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