China's livestock revolution : agribusiness and policy developments in the sheep meat sector / / Scott Waldron ... [et al.]

• Pubblicazione: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK ; ; Cambridge, MA, : CAB International, 2007
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (166 p.)
• Disciplina: 338.1/763130951
• Soggetto topico: Mutton industry - China; Sheep - Economic aspects - China; Meat industry and trade - China
• Altri autori: WaldronScott A
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; 1 China and the international livestock revolution; 2 Statistical issues; 3 Market forces; 4 Institutional changes; 5 Policy initiatives; 6 Livestock sector developments; 7 Meat sector developments; 8 The revolution continues; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: China is one of the world's largest developing agricultural countries and dominates the international livestock revolution in terms of its aggregate size and growth rate. While the sheep meat industry is still in the early stages of development, it is an excellent example of the upheaval taking place in Chinese agriculture. This book focuses on the growing sheep meat industry while drawing on associated research from other areas of the Chinese livestock section. Using this research, the authors use the sheep meat industry case study to illustrate the broader trends that apply more generally to
• Altri titoli varianti: Agribusiness and policy developments in the sheep meat sector
• Titolo autorizzato: China's livestock revolution
• ISBN: 1-280-81206-0; 9786610812066; 1-84593-249-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910446342703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II