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The 2006-2011 World Outlook for Breweries
ICON Group International Inc. 2005; US$ 795.00The latent demand for breweries is not actual or historic sales. Nor is latent demand future sales. In fact, latent demand can be lower either lower or higher than actual sales if a market is inefficient (i.e., not representative of relatively competitive levels). Inefficiencies arise from a number of factors, including the lack of international openness,... more...
Food Security and Environmental Quality in the Developing World
CRC Press 2002; US$ 219.95Thirty-one contributions, large portions of which focus on India, address issues of food security in areas of the world that are facing massive population growth. Separate sections deal with the state of natural resources; energy needs; biotechnology; and issues pertaining to water. more...
The international seafood trade
Woodhead Publishing Limited 2003; US$ 265.00The rapid growth in seafood trade in the past three decades has created a truly global market for fish. Written by one of the world?s leading authorities on the subject, this book is the first to explore the structure, function and trends of this international market. It is invaluable for seafood traders, government officials and researchers, and has... more...
Retailing Logistics & Fresh Food
Kogan Page 2006; US$ 80.00Based on groundbreaking research, this innovative book enables retail and logistics professionals to recognize new opportunities and successfully manage change in their supply chain. Retailing Logistics and Fresh Food Packaging addresses the dramatic changes taking place in modern packaging and logistics, and compares and contrasts international approaches... more...
WTO Negotiations and Agricultural Trade Liberalization
CABI 2006; US$ 120.00Addresses the issue of the effects of developed countries' agricultural policies on developing countries. Written from the perspective of developing countries, this book addresses the main issues raised by developing countries' governments, politicians, farmers organizations, NGOs, trade specialists, and development specialists. more...
Fishing for Coherence
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development 2006; US$ 42.00For millions of people in developing countries, fisheries represent a means of livelihood, a source of food and nutrition, and a source of wealth for economic growth. Fish often constitutes the sole source of protein for many people, especially the poor. Yet the risks to sustainable fisheries are high. Three quarters of global marine fisheries are... more...
Supermarkets and the Meat Supply Chain
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development 2006; US$ 33.00This volume examines developments in the food economy, focusing on the economic impacts of increasing retailer concentration on consumers, processors and farmers. The document estimates retail market power and assesses price transmission in the beef, pork and poultry supply chains of Canada, the Czech Republic, Japan and the Netherlands. In... more...
The market for organic food products in Europe
Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2002; US$ 199.00Sugar Hacienda of the Marqueses Del Valle
University of Minnesota Press 1970; US$ 67.50This is a detailed history of a Mexican sugar plantation, the first such account to be published in English. The subject of the study is the Cortes plantation, which was established on the outskirts of Cuernavaca in about 1535 by Hernan Cortes, the conque more...
Sugar Policy Reform in the European Union and in World Sugar Markets
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development 2008; US$ 49.00This publication looks at the importance of the EU sugar industry in the global sugar market. It analyses how sugar reforms adopted by the EU council in 2006 have led to market changes. The first part of this report looks at what might happen if complete policy reform and full trade liberalisation took place. This gives the reader insight into the... more...









