Agribusiness and primary industries Books

Book SynopsisThis important book explores alternative strategies in agricultural and rural development to address the impacts of globalization processes on smallholder agriculturalists and marginalized rural people. Its goal is twofold: (1) to identify and assess the key processes by which globalization is affecting the smallholder agricultural and rural sectors; and (2) to identify and propose both micro- and macro-level policies and other strategies to deal with the problems that arise.This volume presents writings of leading scholars and practitioners working in the private and public sectors. Their work focuses on major crosscutting issues in the developing world and on country-specific case studies.Table of ContentsEngaging the Global Enterprise to Promote Economic Development (E Ehrlich & E Schwartz) Making Markets Work for the Poor (E Gabre-Madhin & N Nagarajan) Global Markets and Rural Poverty: Do the Rural Poor Gain or Lose from Globalization? (C Y Thomas & C Davis) Markets, Government and Development: Structural Adjustment Programs in a Global Economy (E Mabaya & R Christy) Financial Market Integration and the Fate of Small and Micro Business Leading in Emerging Economies (M Wenner) Essential Forms of Capital for Achieving Sustainable Community Development (D V Rainey et al.) Innovative Strategies in Sustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management: Landcare in South Africa (M Salomon) "Show Me the Money": Asymmetric Globalization and Relative Deprivation in Sub-Saharan Africa (P Eloundou-Enyegue et al.) Globalization, Agricultural Development, and Rural Community Livelihoods (P M McMichael) Linking Globalization, Economic Growth and Poverty: Impacts of Agribusiness Strategies on Sub-Saharan Africa (D Weatherspoon et al.)

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Book SynopsisThis important book explores alternative strategies in agricultural and rural development to address the impacts of globalization processes on smallholder agriculturalists and marginalized rural people. Its goal is twofold: (1) to identify and assess the key processes by which globalization is affecting the smallholder agricultural and rural sectors; and (2) to identify and propose both micro- and macro-level policies and other strategies to deal with the problems that arise.This volume presents writings of leading scholars and practitioners working in the private and public sectors. Their work focuses on major crosscutting issues in the developing world and on country-specific case studies.Table of ContentsThe New Role of the Private Sector in Economic Development: Engaging the Global Enterprise to Promote Economic Development (E M Ehrlich & E Schwartz); Linking Globalization, Economic Growth and Poverty: Impacts of Agribusiness Strategies on Sub-Saharan Africa (D Weatherspoon et al.); Can Markets Matter for the Poor?: Making Markets Work for the Poor (E Gabre-Madhin & N Nagarajan); Global Markets and Rural Poverty: Do the Rural Poor Gain or Lose from Globalization? (C Y Thomas & C G Davis); Markets, Government and Development: Structural Adjustment Programs in a Global Economy (E Mabaya & R D Christy); Financial Market Integration and the Fate of Small and Micro Business Lending in Emerging Economies (M Wenner); Achieving Sustainable Communities: Essential Forms of Capital for Achieving Sustainable Community Development (D V Rainey et al.); Innovative Community Strategies in Sustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management: Landcare in South Africa (M L Saloman); "Show Me the Money": Asymmetric Globalization and Relative Deprivation in Sub-Saharan Africa (P Eloundou-Enyegue et al.); Globalization, Agriculture Development and Rural Community Livelihoods (P McMichael).

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Book SynopsisThe Proceedings of the 2015 International Conference on Food Hygiene, Agriculture and Animal Science provides an all-encompassing review of each contributor's study in topics such as food hygiene, agriculture, animal science, animal histology and embryology, and livestock production systems.This book is not only a compilation and analysis of the existing theories and findings; it also places a strong emphasis on new investigations and experiments. Researchers, engineers, academics and industry professionals in the fields of agricultural science, food hygiene and animal science will find this book a valuable read and useful reference.Table of ContentsNutrition and Food Hygiene; Agriculture; Animal Science;

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Book SynopsisThis unique volume is not just an in-depth analysis of Professor Swaminathan's brilliant contributions to basic cytogenetics, radiation biology, mutagenesis and genomic affinities of cultivated potato and its wild derivatives, but also the application of the new knowledge gained to improve the productivity of agricultural crops, as also to enhance their resistance to a variety of biotic and abiotic stresses. No other earlier biographies of Professor Swaminathan bring out these salient dimensions of his scientific achievements made at the Wageningen University, The Netherlands, Cambridge University, UK, and Wisconsin University, USA as well as Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi. This biography is also unique for its revelation that Professor Swaminathan's contributions par excellence have been in contemporary areas of crop improvement for productivity and resistance to pests and diseases.This volume is also unique in bringing out that Professor Swaminathan, Father of India's Green Revolution, wanted to use this chemically intensified system only to gain 'breathing space' and went on to propose a 'systems approach' — based evergreen revolution in order to 'achieve productivity in perpetuity' through various pathways of ecoagriculture, and also integrated it with avenues for on-farm and non-farm livelihoods. Towards this goal, he made innovative uses of ecotechnologies in a 'biovillage' paradigm and modern information and communication technology (ICT) in Village Knowledge Centres (VKCs) to provide skill and knowledge empowerment respectively of the resource-poor rural women and men towards sustainable management of the natural resources for creating income-generating on-farm and non-farm livelihoods. This volume also brings out how Professor Swaminathan elegantly combined intellect and labour (hard work), and professional zeal with compassion for the poor. He is always open to new ideas, and new technologies without of course, compromising the values of traditional knowledge and ecological prudence of the rural and tribal people. This volume nicely captures how Professor Swaminathan with a deep and comprehensive understanding of the threats to the ecological foundations of agriculture and sustainable rural development, environmental degradation, social inequities and the climate change risks, has also harnessed science and technology to convert challenges into opportunities. This volume is written in a manner to serve also as a text book, going beyond the scope of just a biography. That should benefit generations of students on one hand, and sustain an interest in the book for many years on the other.

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Book SynopsisThis book of case studies is designed to provide useful information for instructional purposes and for those interested in the management of Asian agribusiness. This collected volume of case studies is organized around three major themes-growth, marketing, and upgrading strategies. Many of the cases herein were used in Advanced Agribusiness Workshops jointly organized by the Asian Productivity Organization and Cornell University held in Bangkok, Manila, and Bali. Through a case study-driven approach, this book offers an opportunity for students, policymakers, and business owners to consider the impact of key trends like value-addition, urbanization, the environment, regional integration, climate change, and technology on Asian agribusinesses.

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Book SynopsisWhat is the business configurations in agribusiness system? Is not the power likely to focus on a restricted number of big manufacturers, and on a much more limited number of distributors? How to design the future role of the SME and producers? The book identifies the challenges of modern agribusiness in their globalities. The author anticipates stakeholder strategies and addresses socio-economic, political and management challenges: the changing environment of Agribusiness, the sectoral structure, challenges, and the requirements for successful execution of Agriproduction or changing strategies for existing the food distributors, as well as provides some recommendations.Globally, The Multi-Level Perspectives of Agribusiness is a guide to sectoral perspectives knowledge for the future leaders of Agribusiness. It brings us to understand that, the attraction of investors is not due to the typical averages of the sector, but to the characteristics of its' specific actors. The winners are the well-informed companies in this sector, which the Competitive Intelligence Approach and Industrial Planning make the difference.

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Book SynopsisThis book features a comprehensive foresight assessment, exploring the pressures — threats as well as opportunities — on the global agriculture & food systems between now and 2050. The overarching aim is to help readers understand the context, by analyzing global trends and anticipating change for better planning and constructing pathways from the present to the future by focusing on the right questions and problems. The book contextualizes the role of international agricultural research in addressing the complex challenges posed by UN 2030 Agenda and beyond, and identifies the decisions that scientific leaders, donors and policy makers need to take today, and in the years ahead, to ensure that a global population rising to nine billion or more combined with rising incomes and changing diets can be fed sustainably and equitably, in the face of the growing climate threats.

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Book SynopsisThis unique book is a collection of articles published by the author in leading newspapers around the world. The papers focus on food chains and new concepts and ideas on how to increase competitiveness and value within the food and agricultural sectors. The book gives a comprehensive description of the food chain and suggests methods and tools that can be used by companies to re-structure their innovative market strategies. It discusses up-to-date trends, world food crises, integrated food chains and strategic planning for companies in the food sector. It also covers international investments and the role of governments in food chains. The book will motivate readers to rethink how business is conducted in the food chain and proposes new strategies for companies in the food sector. It is a must-read for entrepreneurs and researchers who are active in the food chain network.Table of ContentsThe Food Production Chains Environment; Food Crises; Strategic Planning for Food Companies; How to Capture Value and Innovate in Food Chains; International Investments in Food Chains; The Role of Governments in Food Chains.

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Book SynopsisThis book brings together core papers by the editor and some of his colleagues during the past two decades on the role of trade openness, especially in farm products, in promoting national and global economic development. The chapters cover four areas: how national comparative advantage evolves in the course of economic growth; how agricultural markets and national and global economic welfare are affected by distortionary price and trade policies; how inefficiently non-trade concerns of societies are addressed using trade-distorting policies; and how the income distributional effects of trade policies drive the political economy of those policies.Table of ContentsOn the Need for More Economic Assessment of Quarantine/SPS Policies; Agriculture's 'Multifunctionality' and the WTO; Global Market Effects of European Responses to Genetically Modified Organisms; Would Freeing Up World Trade Reduce Poverty and Inequality? The Vexed Role of Agricultural Distortions; Lobbying Incentives and the Pattern of Protection in Rich and Poor Countries.

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Book SynopsisThe objective of publishing this book is to let the general public have a better understanding of the food security situation in China and better comprehension of the merit of allocating land through market mechanism. In addition, it makes the public aware of the inefficiencies of current government regulated land system.As a populous country in the world, China emphasizes too much importance of food to ensure people's sufficient consumption. There is a national policy to protect farm land, farm land protection refers to 18 hundred million mu of farmland which is specifically designated for food production only. Unirule defined the national food security as the capability to solve food shortages, and calculated the gap between food supply and demand. Two approaches can be used to solve the above food gap. Food security problems will not happen under situations of free trade and factors substitution in market economy, substantial storage and foreign exchange income. In modern China, food insecurity or great famine only happened in planned economy. To link tightly farm land size and grain yield and even food security is baseless both in theory and practices. The previous red line of 21 hundred million mu was already broken through. The current red line of 18 hundred million mu will also be broken through, in view of the process of industrialization and urbanization. In fact, farm land protection should focus on protecting the employment right of peasant in land.Table of ContentsResearch on the Total Area, Structure and Quality of China's Cultivated Land; The Unsuccessful Cultivated Land Protection System; Free Trade of Property Rights of Land is an Effective Land-Saving System - On Property Rights of Land Transaction System Reform; Literature Review on Food Security; Analysis on the Causes and Results of the Great Famine of China (1959 - 1961); Retrospect and Prospect of China's Food Trade; China's Grain Distribution; International Food Security and Food Trade; Measurement of Food Security - Food Gap; Domestic Solutions to China's Food Shortage; International Solutions to China's Food Shortage.

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Book SynopsisThe Second Edition of The Future of Food Business: The Facts, The Impacts and The Acts is an updated collection of thoughtful articles previously published in leading newspapers around the world based on the author's practical life as international project leader, consultant, businessman, academic professor and world traveller.These articles focus on global food and agribusiness environment, food production trends, the structure of food chains as well as new concepts and ideas on how to increase competitiveness of food companies to create, capture and share value within the global food and agricultural sectors.This book also includes practical methods and smart tools that can be used by companies to facilitate their strategic planning and thinking processes, demand-driven orientation, supply chain organization, marketing channels re-structure and mostly, how to create, capture and share value in innovative market strategies.It is designed to be an easy-to-read business book with short chapters, discussion questions and group exercises. Receiving more than 20 positive endorsements from CEOs, the book is a must-read for entrepreneurs, researchers, executives and students who are active in the world's food business.Table of ContentsEnvironmental Changes Affecting Food and Agribusiness: What Are the Trends?; Let Us Ensure the Seven Billionth Inhabitant is Well Fed; Dry Spell Necessitates Plan for a Crisis; Effects of Exchange Rates in Food Trade; From Farms to - Everything; Navigating the Global Food System; The Roots of Food and Agribusiness Thinking; Understanding the Global Food Consumer; The World of Retaliers Brands; Retailers: The Giants of Chains; The Evolving Role of Trading Companies in Food Chains; The New World of Farmers; The World of "Seed, Weed and Bug" Companies within Food Chains; Global Risks, Financial Crisis, BRIC and Food Companies; The Food Crisis Will be Back; Strategies for Solving the Food Inflation Problem; Bridging the Food Dilemma: The Case of China and Brazil; Interesting Differences of Developed and Emerging Economies; How Can Chinese Companies Feed the World?; Structural Challenges in Chinese Food and Meat Chains; An Incredible Journey through India; What to Expect from Africa?; There Are Alternative Solutions for the Food Crisis; Food Chains and Networks Development: A 14-Point List; Scenario Planning for Food Chains; How to Build a Strategic plan for a Food Chain: The ChainPlan Method; The Four P's of Sustainability Planning; Producing More Food with Less Resources; Sustainable Supply Chain Initiatives; More about Sustainable Supply Chains; The Consumer's Kingdom; Developing Offers in Tune with Consumer Movements; Demand-Driven Organizations; Questions Toward a Demand-Driven Orientation; Strategic Planning Satellite; The Company is an Integrated Network in the New Era; Food Companies' Strategies in the Network Era; Planning Strategies for 2025; Questions to Think "Out of the Box"; Strategic Planning of Clusters; How to Organize the Supply Chain of a Company?; The Macro-Environment and Risk Analysis; Innovation in Integrated Food Chains; Innovation Agenda for Food Industry and Retailers; Marketing and Distribution Channels Analysis and Trends; Improving Food Marketing Channel's Performance; What Are Advantages and Risks of Building Joint Ventures in Food Business?; What Are Advantages and Disadvantages of Building Franchisees in Food Business?; Developing Own Stores: What are Advantages and Disadvantages?; Creating Differentiation and Positioning for Food Business; "Go to Market" Strategies in Emerging Countries; Creative Food Pricing Strategies; Value Creation, Capture and Sharing Trilogy: The Costs; Value Creation, Capture and Sharing Trilogy: Differentiation; Value Creation, Capture and Sharing Trilogy: Collective Actions; Creating a Winning Food Concept; The Consumer's Risk Analysis; Building Inter-Organizational Relationships and Contracts; The Connectivity Era: Receiving Information; Gap Analysis Tool (GAT) for Improving Performance; Building a Strategy for International Investments in Food and Agribusiness; How to Promote and Regulate International Investments in Food and Agribusiness?; How to Evaluate International Investments' Capacity to Promote Economic Development?; Land for Free - Is This Possible for Food Companies? The CODEVASF Case (Harvard Business School, 2010); The Benefits and Risks of Governments Supporting Local Companies to Internationalize; Colombia: An Example of the Role of Governments; Incorporating Small Holders into Modern Food Chains; Social Inclusion in Modern Food Chains.

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