Risk assessment of food supply : a computable general equilibrium approach /

In recent years, food prices have been volatile worldwide. High and fluctuating food prices have led to riots in many low income countries, and have increased the world poverty population. Both developed and developing nations are rushing to buy farmland, even outside their own countries, for their...

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Main Author: Tanaka, Tetsuji
Other Authors: Hosoe, Nobuhiro, Qiu, Huanguang
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Newcastle : Cambridge Scholars Pub., ©2012.
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Summary:In recent years, food prices have been volatile worldwide. High and fluctuating food prices have led to riots in many low income countries, and have increased the world poverty population. Both developed and developing nations are rushing to buy farmland, even outside their own countries, for their future food security, which indicates that it has been more difficult to secure food supplies. This book addresses the issue of agricultural trade liberalisation by Japan, factors behind the world ...
Item Description:EBSCO eBook Academic Comprehensive Collection North America
EBSCO eBook Business Collection
Physical Description:1 online resource (xi, 145 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:1443846848
9781443846844
1443841838
9781443841832