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Pacific food system outlook 2006-2007 : the future role of biofuels -- Contents -- Foreword -- Coordinators and Forecasting Panel -- The Future Role of Biofuels; Growth of biofuels -- Determinants of biofuel's future -- Lessons from Brazil; Environmental tradeoffs -- Rural impacts -- Implications for PECC government strategies -- Appendix: Biofuel briefs -- References -- PECC Members -- Sponsor Profiles -- Pacific Economic Cooperation Council.

Pacific food system outlook 2008-2009 : climate change and the food system -- Contents -- Foreword -- Coordinators and Forecasting Panel -- Greenhouse Gases, Climate Change, and Agriculture -- Agricultural Productivity in the PECC region, 1980-2008 -- Climate Change Projections and the PECC Food System -- Public and Private Sector Responses -- Selected ReferencesThe Role of Models in Assessing Climate Change Impacts -- Biofuels: A Viable GHG Mitigation Strategy? -- ReferencesImplications for Decision Makers -- References -- Sponsor Profiles -- PECC Members.

Pacific food system outlook 2007-2008 : linkages to growing urban markets spur rural development -- Contents -- Foreword -- Coordinators and Forecasting Panel -- Linkages to Growing Urban Markets Spur Rural Development The Changing Nature of the Future Food System -- Transportation Infrastructure -- Commercial Linkages and Modern Supermarkets -- Policy Implications -- References -- Sponsor Profiles -- PECC Members -- Pacific Economic Cooperation Council.

The proposal for an Asia-Pacific-wide free trade agreement is one of the oldest ideas for promoting mutually beneficial regional cooperation dating back to the mid-1960s. In more recent times, the idea has found new support for two main reasons: as a plan B to the stumbling Doha Development Agenda (DDA) round of WTO negotiations; and as a solution to the noodle bowl of bilateral agreements in the region. This report assesses the political feasibility of the Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific (FTAAP) proposal and looks at alternative modalities for achieving free trade and investment in the Asia-Pacific. The report includes trade policy perspectives from the three largest economies of the region: the United States, China and Japan, lessons from similar proposals such as the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA), possible convergence among the many preferential trade agreements (PTAs) in the region, and alternative approaches to regional economic integration