Agribusiness and primary industries

Food and the global agricultural system has become one of the defining public concerns of the twenty-first century.

Food and the global agricultural system has become one of the defining public concerns of the twenty-first century.

The part played by the Brazilian tropical timber industry in deforesting the Amazon region has not been studied very much.

The part played by the Brazilian tropical timber industry in deforesting the Amazon region has not been studied very much.

Nutritional Psychology: Understanding the Relationship Between Food and Mental Health provides a broad look at the intersection between food and mental health and offers a comprehensive approach to effectively prioritize nutrition as a powerful component to maintaining overall wellbeing.

Who can deny the significance of food?

Who can deny the significance of food?

Despite the fact that Rubber is one of the world's major commodities, surprispingly little has been written about hte the subject.

Despite the fact that Rubber is one of the world's major commodities, surprispingly little has been written about hte the subject.

This is the first collection of its kind.

This is the first collection of its kind.

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This collection celebrates T.

For most of the twentieth century tin was fundamental for both warfare and welfare.

For most of the twentieth century tin was fundamental for both warfare and welfare.

As the Indian economy integrates into global circuits of production, exchange and accumulation, the burdens of adjustment are shared unequally by different sectors, classes and regions.

As the Indian economy integrates into global circuits of production, exchange and accumulation, the burdens of adjustment are shared unequally by different sectors, classes and regions.

The impact of globalisation on the environment is a much debated issue, reflected in the growing literature on the effects of trade liberalization, the activities of transnational corporations and international finance.

The impact of globalisation on the environment is a much debated issue, reflected in the growing literature on the effects of trade liberalization, the activities of transnational corporations and international finance.

How can huge populations be fed healthily, equitably and affordably while maintaining the ecosystems on which life depends?

How can huge populations be fed healthily, equitably and affordably while maintaining the ecosystems on which life depends?

This book focuses on empirical experiences related to market development, and specifically new markets with structurally different characteristics than mainstream markets.

This book focuses on empirical experiences related to market development, and specifically new markets with structurally different characteristics than mainstream markets.

Our post-industrialised global economy has achieved spectacular success and pushed back poverty to an extent previously thought impossible.

Our post-industrialised global economy has achieved spectacular success and pushed back poverty to an extent previously thought impossible.

Agriculture, mining and related rural industries have been central to the development of Australia's economy.

Agriculture, mining and related rural industries have been central to the development of Australia's economy.

The extractive sector is a particular area of expertise for Canada and more than half of Canada's mining assets abroad are located in Latin America, specifically in Brazil, Peru, Chile, and Colombia.

The extractive sector is a particular area of expertise for Canada and more than half of Canada's mining assets abroad are located in Latin America, specifically in Brazil, Peru, Chile, and Colombia.

Forests are under tremendous pressure from human uses of all kinds, and one of the most significant threats to their sustainability comes from commercial interests.

Forests are under tremendous pressure from human uses of all kinds, and one of the most significant threats to their sustainability comes from commercial interests.

Mining can have negative environmental and social impacts, but can also be responsible.

Mining can have negative environmental and social impacts, but can also be responsible.

An international group of scholars, drawn from the United States, Europe and Australia and from a number of academic disciplines, explores the history of marketing in the food and drink industries, focusing on the meaning of brands, the ways in which they add value and the surrounding business strategies.

An international group of scholars, drawn from the United States, Europe and Australia and from a number of academic disciplines, explores the history of marketing in the food and drink industries, focusing on the meaning of brands, the ways in which they add value and the surrounding business strategies.

The success of the entire food supply chain depends on the prosperity of farms and local communities.

The success of the entire food supply chain depends on the prosperity of farms and local communities.

In the years since publication of the first edition of Food Wars much has happened in the world of food policy.

In the years since publication of the first edition of Food Wars much has happened in the world of food policy.

Jordan is one of the most important countries of the Fertile Crescent.

Jordan is one of the most important countries of the Fertile Crescent.

This book explores the persistence of the governance gap with respect to the human rights-impacting conduct of transnational extractive corporations operating in zones of weak governance.

This book explores the persistence of the governance gap with respect to the human rights-impacting conduct of transnational extractive corporations operating in zones of weak governance.

The financialization, globalization and industrialization of our food systems make it increasingly difficult to access quality fresh food.

The financialization, globalization and industrialization of our food systems make it increasingly difficult to access quality fresh food.

This textbook provides an introduction to the field of mineral economics and its use in understanding the behaviour of mineral commodity markets and in assessing both public and corporate policies in this important economic sector.

This textbook provides an introduction to the field of mineral economics and its use in understanding the behaviour of mineral commodity markets and in assessing both public and corporate policies in this important economic sector.

Recent agri-food studies, including commodity systems, the political economy of agriculture, regional development, and wider examinations of the rural dimension in economic geography and rural sociology have been confronted by three challenges.

Recent agri-food studies, including commodity systems, the political economy of agriculture, regional development, and wider examinations of the rural dimension in economic geography and rural sociology have been confronted by three challenges.

The sign that 'Africa is on Sale' has been appearing with regular frequency in major newspaper accounts across the world, indicating that large amounts/expanses of Africa's rich farmlands are being sold to transnational investors, usually on long-term leases, at a rate not seen in decades - indeed not since the colonial period.