Foreign direct investment (FDI) and trade are driving forces in agro-food global value chains (GVCs), allowing companies to spread their activities across countries in complex production chains. This study explores the landscape of FDI in the agriculture and food sectors, using a novel database...

This research is an empirical study of effects of mergers and acquisitions and joint ventures (MAJV) on the acquiring and participating firms' long term ex-post performance and idiosyncratic risk. The results show that acquirers from the food and pharmaceutical industries enjoy positive abnormal...