The global farms race : land grabs, agricultural investment, and the scramble for food security /

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As we struggle to feed a global population speeding toward 9 billion, we have entered a new phase of the food crisis. Wealthy countries that import much of their food, along with private investors, are racing to buy or lease huge swaths of farmland abroad. The Global Farms Race is the first book to...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Kugelman, Michael, Levenstein, Susan L., 1975-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, DC : Island Press, ©2013.
Temas:
Farms > Foreign ownership.
Farms > Developing countries > Foreign ownership.
Agricultural industries > Foreign ownership.
Agricultural industries > Developing countries > Foreign ownership.
Investments, Foreign > Developing countries.
Agriculture > Capital investments.
Food security > Political aspects.
Food security > Environmental aspects.
Food security > Social aspects.
Industries agricoles > Propriété étrangère.
Agriculture > Investissements de capitaux.
Sécurité alimentaire > Aspect politique.
Sécurité alimentaire > Aspect de l'environnement.
Sécurité alimentaire > Aspect social.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industries > Agribusiness.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Agriculture > Sustainable Agriculture.
Agricultural industries > Foreign ownership
Agriculture > Capital investments
Farms > Foreign ownership
Investments, Foreign
Business & Economics.
Agricultural Economics.
Developing countries
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction / Michael Kugelman
  • Are We Learning from History? / Derek Byerlee
  • Overview / David Hallam
  • Social and Economic Implications / Alexandra Spieldoch and Sophia Murphy
  • Environmental Impacts / Laura A. German, Wouter M.J. Achten, and Manuel R. Guariguata
  • Investors' Perspectives / Gary R. Blumenthal
  • Improving Outcomes / Ruth Meinzen-Dick and Helen Markelova
  • Regional Perspectives: Africa / Chido Makunike
  • Regional Perspectives: Asia / Raul Q. Montemayor
  • Regional Perspectives: Latin America / Bastiaan P. Reydon and Vitor B. Fernandes
  • Regional Perspectives: Central and Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union / Carl Atkin
  • Recommendations and Conclusion / Michael Kugelman
  • Appendices.

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