Food Security and Sustainability
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Food Security and Sustainability

Investment and Financing along Agro-Food Chains

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eBook - PDF

Food Security and Sustainability

Investment and Financing along Agro-Food Chains

About this book

This edited volume brings together contributions from experts on a range of food security issues, and examines them through a number of case studies. A Millennium Development goal and important policy concern, food security is experiencing renewed interest due to globalisation, which has led to population affluence, changing consumption, and production and trade patterns. The authors discuss how globalisation brings a new dimension to the discussion on public policy on food security, and consider the extent to which Global Value Chains (GVCs) dominate trade, investment and international agricultural markets. Food Security and Sustainability therefore sheds new light on the nexus of food security and globalization, as well as its implications for investment and financing in the agro-food sector. The volume draws on papers presented at the inaugural Workshop of the Mediterranean Center for Food Security and Sustainable Growth (MED-SEC), an international network of academics focusing on issues of development, sustainability and food security.

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Yes, you can access Food Security and Sustainability by George Mergos, Marina Papanastassiou, George Mergos,Marina Papanastassiou in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Business & Management. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Year
2016
Print ISBN
9783319407890
eBook ISBN
9783319407906
Topic
Business
Subtopic
Management
Index
Business

Table of contents

  1. Preface
  2. Acknowledgements
  3. Notes on Editors and Contributors
  4. Contents
  5. 1: Food Security and Sustainability: Globalisation, Investment and Financing
  6. 2: The Food Security Debate in a Shifting Market Environment
  7. 3: Green Growth Strategies in Agriculture in OECD Countries
  8. 4: The Dominant Presence of MNES in Agro-­Food GVCs: Implications for the Developing Countries
  9. 5: Global Value Chains, Multinational Corporations and Food Security: Essential Theoretical and Methodological Challenges for a Sustainable Policy Agenda
  10. 6: Financial Needs and Tools for Agricultural Development and Transformation Pertinent to Low-Income and Low–Middle-Income Countries
  11. 7: MicroFinancial Services and Risk Management for Food Security: A Vulnerable Household Perspective
  12. 8: Innovative Agri-Food Value Chain Financing in Greece
  13. 9: Extreme Volatility in Agricultural Commodity Markets and Implications for Food Security
  14. 10: Can MENA Reach the Sustainable Development Goals? An Overview of Opportunities and Challenges for Food and Nutrition Security
  15. 11: Food Security and Vocational Education and Training: Exploring the Links in the Egyptian Case
  16. 12: Food Security, Competitiveness and Trade: The Case of Tunisian Agriculture
  17. 13: Food Security in Mongolia: A System Innovation Perspective
  18. 14: Household Behavior on Food Security During an Economic Crisis
  19. Index