Global supply chains, standards and the poor: how the globalization of food systems and standards affects rural development and poverty

• Published in: Global supply chains, standards and the poor: how the globalization of food systems and standards affects rural development and poverty
• Main Author: Swinnen, J. F. M
• Format: eBook Book
• Language: English
• Published: Wallingford, UK CABI 2007; Cabi
• Edition: 1
• Subjects: 1990-2005; Agraraußenhandel; agricultural policy; agroindustrial sector; Agroindustrie; Armutsbekämpfung; Business logistics; Business logistics > Developing countries; Developing countries; Ernährungspolitik; Ernährungssicherung; food and agricultural sector; Food industry and trade; Food industry and trade > Developing countries; food quality; Globalisierung; Globalization; Globalization > Developing countries; international trade; internationalization; Lieferkette; Ländliche Entwicklung; marketing channels; Nutrition policy; Nutrition policy > Developing countries; poverty; rural development; Third World; transition economies; Underdeveloped Countries; vertical integration; Welt; Developing Countries; Developing countries

Using original research from Asia, Africa, Europe and Latin America this book reviews the recent restructuring of the global agri-food industry and the dramatic rise of global retail chains in developing and transition countries. It focuses on the private standards and requirements imposed by multin...