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UNINA9910289260303321 |
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Titolo |
Agro-industries for development / / edited by Carlos A. da Silva ... [et al.] |
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Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK ; ; Cambridge, MA, : CAB International |
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Rome, : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2009 |
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ISBN |
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9786612257469 |
1-282-25746-3 |
1-84593-579-9 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (290 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Agricultural industries - Developing countries |
Agriculture - Economic aspects - Developing countries |
Economic development - Developing countries |
Competition - Developing countries |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Contributors; Foreword; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. Building the Political Case for Agro-industries and Agribusiness in Developing Countries; 3. Agro-industry Trends, Patterns and Development Impacts; 4. Technologies Shaping the Future; 5. Enabling Environments for Competitive Agro-industries; 6. Business Models That Are Inclusive of Small Farmers; 7. Corporate Social Responsibility for Agro-industries Development; 8. Annex: Agriculture for Development - Implications for Agro-industries; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The development of competitive agro-industries is crucial for creating employment and income opportunities as well as enhancing the quality of and demand for farm products. This book addresses strategies required for improving agro-industrial competitiveness in ways that can generate employment and fight poverty in the developing world. |
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