The global farms race
Subtitle: land grabs, agricultural investment, and the scramble for food security
By: edited by Michael Kugelman, Susan L. Levenstein ; with contributions from Carl Atkin ... [et al.].
Publisher: Island Press
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Washington [D.C.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 237
ISBN-13: 9781610911863; 9781610911870
Subjects: Food security; Social aspects; Farms; Environmental aspects; Foreign Investments; Agricultural industries; Capital investments; Foreign ownership; Political aspects; Agriculture
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Are We Learning from History? / Derek Byerlee; title: Overview / David Hallam; title: Social and Economic Implications / Alexandra Spieldoch and Sophia Murphy; title: Environmental Impacts / Laura A. German, Wouter M.J. Achten, and Manuel R. Guariguata; title: Investors' Perspectives / Gary R. Blumenthal; title: Improving Outcomes / Ruth Meinzen-Dick and Helen Markelova; title: Regional Perspectives: Africa / Chido Makunike; title: Regional Perspectives: Asia / Raul Q. Montemayor; title: Regional Perspectives: Latin America / Bastiaan P. Reydon and Vitor B. Fernandes; title: Regional Perspectives: Central and Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union / Carl Atkin; title: Recommendations and Conclusion / Michael Kugelman; title: Appendices.