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Handbook of Food Security and Society
Edited by Martin Caraher, John Coveney, Mickey Chopra
Events such as the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine have drawn the subject of food security firmly into the public eye. This timely Handbook examines and responds to this pertinent topic, offering calculated solutions to food ins... -
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Food Security
William A. Kerr
As the world population increases, food security is a major global issue. This book provides an in-depth examination of the three necessary conditions for the achievement of food security: (1) availability of food; (2) adequate incomes a... -
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Advanced Introduction to Resilience
Fikret Berkes
Providing a concise overview of resilience in the context of unprecedented global environmental change, this Advanced Introduction addresses the intertwined systems of people and nature. It explores ecological resilience, incorporating s...eBook:Find out more£16.76
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The Economics of Food Security
Edited by Raghbendra Jha, Raghav Gaiha
Professor Jha and Professor Gaiha address important issues of food security in their wide-ranging selection of the most influential published contributions in this area of study. Their comprehensive, original introduction discusses each ... -
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Biotechnology, Agriculture and Development
Edited by Peter W.B. Phillips, David Castle, Stuart J. Smyth
Recent innovations in agriculture and food technologies have brought benefits to many countries, particularly in developing regions, but information about the extent of these has often been sparse. This collection assembles the best pape... -
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Corporate Citizenship
Edited by Dirk Matten, Jeremy Moon
Corporate Citizenship (CC) has emerged as a widely used way of describing the role of business in wider society. As such, CC has been popular with academics, business leaders and politicians alike, as it locates the private corporation w... -
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Supermarkets and Agri-food Supply Chains
Edited by David Burch, Geoffrey Lawrence
This book analyses the gradual shift in the distribution of power in agri-food supply chains, away from the manufacturers of branded food products to the global supermarket chains such as Wal-Mart and Tesco. This transformation has had a... -
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The Political Economy of Genetically Modified Foods
Edited by Robert E. Evenson, Terri Raney
This important collection prepared by Robert E. Evenson and Terri Raney – leading scholars in the field – focuses on one of the most controversial issues of our time – the genetic modification of agricultural produce. Whilst the US and C... -
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Global Agricultural Policy Reform and Trade
Edited by Joseph Cooper
This timely new book analyzes the possible linkages between agricultural trade liberalization and the environment, and assesses the negative and positive impacts of any possible reforms. The authors begin by providing an extensive empiri... -
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Agricultural Commodity Markets and Trade
Edited by Alexander Sarris, David Hallam
The book argues that the viability of many observed market and non-market interventions in various countries in agricultural products depends considerably on the underlying behaviour of the relevant commodity markets. Many of these polic...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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Sustaining Agriculture and the Rural Environment
Edited by Floor Brouwer
Apart from food and raw materials, agriculture can also provide ancillary benefits such as landscapes, biodiversity, cultural heritage and thriving rural communities. This book offers a state-of-the-art overview of strategies for sustain...eBook:Find out more£25.00
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Economics and Ecology in Agriculture and Marine Production
Clem Tisdell
In this new book, Clem Tisdell considers combined economic and ecological influences on levels of agricultural and marine production, their variations and sustainability. The book consists mainly of previously published articles gathered...