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In this paper, we seek to answer three research questions: (1) What is the pattern of foreign direct investment (FDI …) in the African food and agriculture sector in the last 15 years? (2) What are the drivers of FDI in the African food and … agriculture sector? (3) What is the evidence on the impacts of private-sector investments in the African food and agriculture …
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The results of the activity of the research/development sphere in the Republic of Moldova play an important role in … dynamism of the sustainable development of the basic branches of the national economy: agriculture and the food industry. They … technological transfer of research and innovation results in the fields of agro biology and the food industry. The innovative …
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and Agriculture systems. With contributions from more than 70 global agri-food leaders in the business, policy, green, and … will make the most difference for sustainable and resilient food and agriculture systems …
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The European Union (EU) provides political and strategic framework to facilitate and promote agriculture and food … the state and strategic role of agriculture, especially in the times of crisis when basic human needs are compromised … understanding of the food security and the significance of agricultural sector in general. Although EU agriculture showed to be …
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The Mississippi Gulf Coast is famous for its shrimp, oysters, and crabs. Seafood is an essential part of both the culture and the diet of coastal residents. The last five years have been hard on the seafood industry, first with Hurricane Katrina, then the national recession, and then the Deep...
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The number of hungry in the world has crossed the one billion mark, a dubious milestone that has been attributed in large part to consecutive food and economic crises. Over ninety-eight percent of these individuals live in the developing world. Ironically, a great majority are involved in food...
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not only an environmental issue but also one that affect our very existence because of its direct links with agriculture … agriculture. Across South Asia (Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka), large proportion of the … population depend on agriculture for their livelihoods. Most of the South Asia receives Monsoons every year, but rainfall in the …
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which includes increased funding and investment in agricultural research and development among others …
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This article, focusing on produce and grain, discusses the environmental and climate change impacts of food production, processing, packaging, and distribution, which ultimately contributes to both economic and social costs. The article addresses environmental energy costs in the food supply
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Food is one of the most primal ways to transmit culture and traditions and thus has vital and even cross-generational importance for us. Nevertheless, many of us have gone beyond relating to food as a primal need. So, in this age of abundance, food is either under-appreciated as epitomized by...
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